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- pronunciation:
- kaen
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the quality of openness, honesty, and straightforwardness in expression.
The politician answered all the interviewer's questions with surprising candor.Her candor in discussing her past made me feel I could trust her.- synonyms:
- frankness, openheartedness, openness, sincerity, straightforwardness
- antonyms:
- guile
- similar words:
- bluntness, directness, explicitness, forthrightness, honesty, plain dealing
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| definition 2: |
lack of bias; fair-mindedness.
I value this magazine because it presents its new stories with candor.- synonyms:
- candidness, fair-mindedness, fairness, impartiality
- similar words:
- justness, objectivity, square shooting
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| related words: |
freedom, truth |
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