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- [kan-der]
- /ˈkæn dər/
- /ˈkæn.dər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kan-der]
- /ˈkæn dər/
Definitions of candor word
- uncountable noun candor Candor is the quality of speaking honestly and openly about things. 3
- noun candor the quality of being fair and unprejudiced; impartiality 3
- noun candor sharp honesty or frankness in expressing oneself 3
- noun candor whiteness 3
- noun candor purity; innocence 3
- noun candor kindliness 3
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Origin of candor
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400 (for sense “extreme whiteness”); Middle English < Latin: radiance, whiteness; see candid, -or1
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Parts of speech for Candor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
candor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for candor
noun candor
- simplicity — the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- truthfulness — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
- probity — integrity and uprightness; honesty.
- sincerity — freedom from deceit, hypocrisy, or duplicity; probity in intention or in communicating; earnestness.
Antonyms for candor
noun candor
- dishonesty — lack of honesty; a disposition to lie, cheat, or steal.
- unfairness — not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law; an unfair wage policy.
- falsehood — a false statement; lie. Synonyms: fabrication, prevarication, falsification, canard, invention, fiction, story.
- guile — insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- deceit — Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true.
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