candour : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: candour	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for candour
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
candour n the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech Synonym(s): candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty Synonym(s): fairness, fair-mindedness, candor, candour Antonym(s): unfairness
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.