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English Dictionary: candor by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
candor
n
  1. ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
    Synonym(s): fairness, fair-mindedness, candor, candour
    Antonym(s): unfairness
  2. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
    Synonym(s): candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Candor \Can"dor\, n. [Written also {candour}.] [L. candor, fr.
      cand[89]re; cf. F. candeur. See {candid}.]
      1. Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions)
            usullied purity; innocence. [Obs.]
  
                     Nor yor unquestioned integrity Shall e'er be sullied
                     with one taint or spot That may take from your
                     innocence and candor.                        --Massinger.
  
      2. A disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom
            from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity.
  
                     Attribute superior sagacity and candor to those who
                     held that side of the question.         --Whewell.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Candor, NC (town, FIPS 10120)
      Location: 35.29123 N, 79.74365 W
      Population (1990): 748 (326 housing units)
      Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 27229
   Candor, NY (village, FIPS 12210)
      Location: 42.22726 N, 76.33762 W
      Population (1990): 869 (344 housing units)
      Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 13743
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