[can.dor] n [F & L; F candeur, fr. L candor, fr. candere--more at candid] (14c) 1 a: whiteness, brilliance b obs: unstained purity
2: freedom from prejudice or malice: fairness 3 archaic: kindliness
4: unreserved, honest, or sincere expression: forthrightness "the ~ with which he acknowledged a weakness in his own case --Aldous Huxley"