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Definition of
candor noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
candor
noun
(
Canadian English usually
candour
)
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈkændər
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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the quality of saying what you think openly and honestly
synonym
frankness
“I don't trust him,” he said, in a rare moment of candor.
see
candid
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candor
Nearby words
candlewick
noun
can-do
adjective
candor
noun
C & W
abbreviation
candy
noun