n.
Pronunciation: ' kan-d ə r, - ˌ do ̇ r
Function: noun
Etymology: French & Latin; French candeur, from Latin candor, from cand ē re ― more at CANDID
Date: 14th century
1 a : WHITENESS , BRILLIANCE b obsolete : unstained purity
2 : freedom from prejudice or malice : FAIRNESS
3 archaic : KINDLINESS
4 : unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : FORTHRIGHTNESS <the candor with which he acknowledged a weakness in his own case ― Aldous Huxley>