candor
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
/ˈkæn.də(ɹ)/
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/ˈkæn.də(ɹ)/ · /ˈkæn.dɚ/ · [ˈkɛən.dɚ] · [ˈkɛːn.də(ɹ)] · /ˈkɛn.də(ɹ)/
Definition of candor
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (US, uncountable, usually)The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.
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noun
- (US, uncountable, usually)The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.
- (US, uncountable, usually)Impartiality.
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(US, obsolete, uncountable, usually)Whiteness; brilliance; purity.
“Whilst thou didst keep thy Candor undefil'd, Deerly I lov'd thee; as my first-born child[…]”
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Etymology
From Latin candor (“brightness, whiteness”), from candeō (“to shine”).
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