Word of the DayWednesday, January 07, 2009

candor

\KAN-der\ , noun:
1.
honesty in giving one's view or opinion; frankness and sincerity
2.
fairness; impartiality
Quotes:
What remains to be seen is whether the candor he offered in his early memoir will be greeted with a new-style acceptance by voters.
-- Lois Romano, The Washington Post, 2007-01-03
But we know that real leadership is about candor and judgment and the ability to rally Americans from all walks of life around a common purpose, a higher purpose.
-- The Guardian, 2008-01-27
Origin:
c.1637 from earlier senses c. 1398, from Latin candor "purity, openness," originally "whiteness," from Latin candere "to shine."
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