candour
US candor
/ (ˈkændə) /
the quality of being open and honest; frankness
fairness; impartiality
obsolete purity or brightness
Origin of candour
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How to use candour in a sentence
In fact, he says, with great candour and courage, that the early Bible conception of God is one which we cannot now accept.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordMr. Pope greatly admired candour, and indeed I found myself that candour always told with the Committees.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowTruth, candour, courage and enthusiasm marked his character in a high degree.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowDuring the ingenuous apologia pro vita sua Miss Anne regarded him with her honest candour.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeFortunately, childhood is protected by a resisting candour, by an enamel over which all impurities glide.
The Nabob | Alphonse Daudet
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