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2 definitions found 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]: candour n 1: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech [syn: {candor}, {candidness}, {frankness}, {forthrightness}] 2: ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty [syn: {fairness}, {fair-mindedness}, {candor}] [ant: {unfairness}]
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