ˈkandə(r), -ˈaa- also -ˌdȯr or -ˌdȯ(ə) noun
( -s )
Usage: see -or
Etymology: French & Latin; French candeur, from Latin candor, from candēre to shine, be white — more at candid
1.
a. : whiteness , brilliance
the sun poured with a more golden candor — Christopher Morley
b. obsolete : unstained purity and innocence
a young prince of valor and candor
2. : disposition to open-mindedness : freedom from bias, prejudice, and malice : fairness , impartiality
a heavy accusation … from a gentleman of your talents, liberality, and candor — Noah Webster
3. archaic : kindliness
candor in pardoning errors
4. : unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : frankness , candidness
the candor with which he acknowledged a weakness in his own case — Aldous Huxley
candor and courtesy, the desire to please and perfect openness, are mutually inimical — W.C.Brownell