Thesaurus: candor

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1. n. Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions) usullied purity; innocence.
2. n. A disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity.
3. n. ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
4. n. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
5. 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.
6. n:100 n. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech