26 November 2016
candor
[kan-der]
noun
1. the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
The candor of the speech impressed the audience.
2. freedom from bias; fairness; impartiality:
to consider an issue with candor.
3. Obsolete. kindliness.
4. Obsolete. purity.
Also, especially British, candour.
Origin of candor
Middle English
1350-1400 (for sense “extreme whiteness”); Middle English < Latin: radiance, whiteness; see candid, -or1
Synonyms
2. openness, frankness, honesty, truthfulness.
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Examples from the Web for candor
Contemporary Examples
In its candor and detail regarding the mechanics of the Final Solution it changed the course of the trial.
Inside the Nazi Mind at the Nuremberg Trials
Thomas Harding
September 6, 2013
He really should have just taken charge of the moment there and shown some honesty and candor.
The Worst Thing Obama Has Ever Said
Michael Tomasky
May 29, 2012
As Phillips conveyed, in interviews so admirable for their candor, there is no right way to sort it out.
Philly Sportswriter Bill Conlin’s Shame: Accused of Child Molestation
Buzz Bissinger
December 21, 2011
Sheppard, who deserves an award for candor in this war on comedy, responded to my Tweet, “Is Tea Party shutting down comedy now?”
The Tea Party’s War on Comedy
Dean Obeidallah
October 23, 2013
Would the price of candor be as high as the White House has calculated?
Obama’s Secret Plan to Raise Taxes
Matt Miller
April 5, 2009
Historical Examples
Much perplexity in the marriage state often arises from want of candor.
Martine’s Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness
Arthur Martine
She seemed like a little child to him, all innocence, and inexperience, and candor.
IT and Other Stories
Gouverneur Morris
My lack of confidence in your argument gives me perfect confidence in your candor.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12)
Robert G. Ingersoll
HE is not mercenary; he is all candor, innocence, generosity!
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush
William Makepeace Thackeray
I trust it may have done so, but candor compels me to make this statement.
The Boston Terrier and All About It
Edward Axtell
Word Origin and History for candor
n.
“openness of mind, impartiality, frankness,” c.1600, from Latin candor “purity, openness,” originally “whiteness,” from candere “to shine, to be white” (see candle ). Borrowed earlier in English (c.1500) with the Latin literal sense “extreme whiteness.”
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Today’s quote
Men would live exceedingly quiet if these two words, mine and thine, were taken away.
– Anaxagoras
On this day
26 November 1922 – British archaeologist Howard Carter and Lord Carnavon enter the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen which Carter had discovered a few days earlier. Legend held that the tomb was protected by the ‘Mummy’s Curse’. Within 7 months of entering the tomb, both Carter and Carnavon were dead.
26 November 1942 – world premiere of iconic film ‘Casablanca’, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. The movie was nominated for 8 Oscars, winning 3 of them.
26 November 1992 – The Queen begins paying income tax and the number of royals receiving tax-payers funds is reduced to the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen Mother.