Main Entry:

can·dor

Pronunciation:

\ˈkan-dər, -ˌdȯr\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French & Latin; French candeur, from Latin candor, from candēre — more at candid

Date:

14th century

1 a: whiteness, brilliance bobsolete : unstained purity2: freedom from prejudice or malice : fairness3archaic : kindliness4: unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness <the candor with which he acknowledged a weakness in his own case — Aldous Huxley>