Candour is honest plain speaking. Refreshing candour, speak with candour, a moment of candour.
It is admired precisely because it is rare in public life, where candour means saying the awkward thing rather than the safe one. Americans spell it candor, and the related adjective is candid.
1nouncandourHonest plain speaking.
“I appreciated the doctor's candour when she told me the truth about my illness.”
candour is an honesty.
Also accepted in games: candor
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)kend-
Latin
candor — brightness, whiteness
English
candor
English, today
candour
Built from
candor comes from Latin candor (“brightness, whiteness”), from candeō (“to shine”).
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