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/ˈkæn.də(ɹ)/
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/ˈkæn.dɚ/
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The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: frankness, honesty, sincerity, parrhesia
Antonyms: deception, fraud, lie
Impartiality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: equity, fairness
Antonyms: none provided
Whiteness; brilliance; purity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, obsolete, uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: honesty, honestness
Narrower terms: ingenuousness
ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fairness, fair-mindedness, candour
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: impartiality, nonpartisanship
From Latin candor (“brightness, whiteness”), from candeō (“to shine”).
Across languages
Translations
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
искреност
(iskrenost)
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Bulgarian :
честност
(čestnost)
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Bulgarian :
откровеност
(otkrovenost)
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Catalan :
candor
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Chinese Mandarin :
坦率
(tǎnshuài)
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Chinese Mandarin :
直率
(zhíshuài)
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Czech :
upřímnost
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Dutch :
openheid
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Dutch :
openhartigheid
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Dutch :
eerlijkheid
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Dutch :
oprechtheid
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Dutch :
onbevangenheid
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Esperanto :
sincereco
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Finnish :
vilpittömyys
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Finnish :
suoruus
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
French :
candeur
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
German :
Aufrichtigkeit
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
German :
Freimut
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
German :
Redlichkeit
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
German :
Ehrlichkeit
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
German :
Offenheit
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
German :
Freimütigkeit
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
German :
Offenherzigkeit
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Greek :
ειλικρίνεια
(eilikríneia)
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Greek :
ευθύτητα
(efthýtita)
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Hungarian :
nyíltság
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Hungarian :
őszinteség
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Japanese :
率直
(sotchoku)
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Japanese :
正直
(shōjiki)
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Latin :
candor
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Norwegian Bokmål :
oppriktighet
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Norwegian Bokmål :
frimodighet
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Norwegian Bokmål :
åpenhjertighet
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Norwegian Bokmål :
åpenhet
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Persian :
خلوص
(xolus)
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Polish :
szczerość
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Polish :
otwartość
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Polish :
uczciwość
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Portuguese :
franqueza
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Russian :
прямота́
(prjamotá)
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Russian :
че́стность
(čéstnostʹ)
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Spanish :
candor
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Turkish :
içtenlik
— sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
Bulgarian :
безпристрастност
(bezpristrastnost)
— impartiality
Czech :
nestrannost
— impartiality
Czech :
bezpředsudkovost
— impartiality
Dutch :
openheid
— impartiality
Dutch :
onpartijdigheid
— impartiality
German :
Offenheit
— impartiality
German :
Unparteilichkeit
— impartiality
German :
Neutralität
— impartiality
Greek :
αμεροληψία
(amerolipsía)
— impartiality
Hungarian :
elfogulatlanság
— impartiality
Japanese :
公平無私
(kouhei mushi)
— impartiality
Polish :
bezstronność
— impartiality
Russian :
беспристрастность
(bespristrastnostʹ)
— impartiality