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CANDOUR

Dictionary entry overview: What does candour mean?

• CANDOUR (noun)
The noun CANDOUR has 2 senses:

1. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
2. ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty

Familiarity information: CANDOUR used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CANDOUR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

candidness; frankness; forthrightness; candour; directness; candor

Hypernyms ("candour" is a kind of...):

honestness; honesty (the quality of being honest)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "candour"):

ingenuousness (openly straightforward or frank)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

candor; fair-mindedness; candour; fairness

Hypernyms ("candour" is a kind of...):

impartiality; nonpartisanship (an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally)

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