Meanings
nouncandor (usually uncountable, plural candors)
plural candors · alternative Canada UK candour
- USobsoleteuncountableusuallyWhiteness; brilliance; purity.First known use c. 1500–?
Whilst thou didst keep thy Candor undefil'd, Deerly I lov'd thee; as my first-born child[…]
1648, Robert Herrick, Hesperides, "To his Booke"
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.
More synonyms by meaning
nounability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
Broader
nounthe quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincandor“brightness, whiteness”
- Englishcandor
From Latin candor (“brightness, whiteness”), from candeō (“to shine”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian искреност, честност
- искреност (iskrenost)sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- честност (čestnost)sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- откровеност (otkrovenost)sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- безпристрастност (bezpristrastnost)impartiality
Catalan candor
- candorsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Chinese Mandarin 坦率, 直率
- 坦率 (tǎnshuài)sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- 直率 (zhíshuài)sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Czech upřímnost, nestrannost
- upřímnostsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- nestrannostimpartiality
- bezpředsudkovostimpartiality
Dutch openheid, openhartigheid
- openheidsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- openhartigheidsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- eerlijkheidsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- oprechtheidsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- onbevangenheidsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- openheidimpartiality
- onpartijdigheidimpartiality
Esperanto sincereco
- sincerecosincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Finnish vilpittömyys, suoruus
- vilpittömyyssincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- suoruussincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
French candeur
- candeursincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
German Aufrichtigkeit, Freimut
- Aufrichtigkeitsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- Freimutsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- Redlichkeitsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- Ehrlichkeitsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- Offenheitsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- Freimütigkeitsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- Offenherzigkeitsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- Offenheitimpartiality
- Unparteilichkeitimpartiality
- Neutralitätimpartiality
Greek ειλικρίνεια, ευθύτητα
- ειλικρίνεια (eilikríneia)sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- ευθύτητα (efthýtita)sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- αμεροληψία (amerolipsía)impartiality
Hungarian nyíltság, őszinteség
- nyíltságsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- őszinteségsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- elfogulatlanságimpartiality
Japanese 率直, 正直
- 率直 (sotchoku)sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- 正直 (shōjiki)sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- 公平無私 (kouhei mushi)impartiality
Latin candor
- candorsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Norwegian Bokmål oppriktighet, frimodighet
- oppriktighetsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- frimodighetsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- åpenhjertighetsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- åpenhetsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Persian خلوص
- خلوص (xolus)sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Polish szczerość, otwartość
- szczerośćsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- otwartośćsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- uczciwośćsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- bezstronnośćimpartiality
Portuguese franqueza
- franquezasincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Russian прямота́, че́стность
- прямота́ (prjamotá)sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- че́стность (čéstnostʹ)sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
- беспристрастность (bespristrastnostʹ)impartiality
Spanish candor
- candorsincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Turkish içtenlik
- içtenliksincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with candor
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Cite this entry
APA
candor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candor
MLA
“candor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candor. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “candor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candor.
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