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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Candor \Can"dor\, n. [Written also {candour}.] [L. candor, fr
cand["e]re; cf F. candeur. See {candid}.]
1. Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions)
usullied purity; innocence. [Obs.]
Nor yor unquestioned integrity Shall e'er be sullied
with one taint or spot That may take from your
innocence and candor. --Massinger.
2. A disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom
from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity.
Attribute superior sagacity and candor to those who
held that side of the question. --Whewell.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
candor
n 1: ability to make judgments free from discrimination or
dishonesty [syn: {fairness}, {fair-mindedness}, {candour}]
[ant: {unfairness}]
2: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude
and speech [syn: {candour}, {candidness}, {frankness}, {forthrightness}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Candor, NC (town, FIPS 10120)
Location: 35.29123 N, 79.74365 W
Population (1990): 748 (326 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27229
Candor, NY (village, FIPS 12210)
Location: 42.22726 N, 76.33762 W
Population (1990): 869 (344 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 13743
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