CANDOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does candor mean? 

• CANDOR (noun)
  The noun CANDOR has 2 senses:

1. ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty

2. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

  Familiarity information: CANDOR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANDOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

candor; candour; fair-mindedness; fairness

Hypernyms ("candor" is a kind of...):

impartiality; nonpartisanship (an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

candidness; candor; candour; directness; forthrightness; frankness

Hypernyms ("candor" is a kind of...):

honestness; honesty (the quality of being honest)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "candor"):

ingenuousness (openly straightforward or frank)

 Context examples 

Sir Nigel, who had entered the room with a silvery-haired old lady upon his arm, stared aghast at this sudden outburst of candor.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But there was an unconscious emphasis on the last word, and a wistful look in the eyes that never lost their childlike candor, which chilled Jo's heart for a minute with a forboding fear, and decided her to make her little venture 'soon'.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)