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 b obsolete : unstained purity
2 : freedom from prejudice or malice : fairness
3 archaic : kindliness
4 : unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness <the candor with which he acknowledged a weakness in his own case — Aldous Huxley>