Meaning & use
candour
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The quality of being open, honest, and straightforward in speech or expression.
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She answered the reporter's questions with surprising candour.
His candour about his own mistakes earned the trust of his team.
A note on using this word
British spelling of 'candor'; both derive from the Latin candor, originally meaning 'whiteness' or 'purity'.
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deceitinsincerity
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