candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness
(noun) the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
fairness, fair-mindedness, candor, candour
(noun) ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
Source: WordNet® 3.1
candor (usually uncountable, plural candors) (American spelling)
(obsolete) Whiteness; brilliance; purity. [c. 1500–?]
The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression. [from c. 1600]
Synonyms: frankness, honesty, sincerity, parrhesia
Antonyms: deception, fraud, lie
Impartiality.
Synonyms: equity, fairness
• Cardon, Conard, Condra, Conrad, Dacron, ancrod, dacron
Source: Wiktionary
Can"dor, n. [Written also candour.] Etym: [L. candor, fr. candëre; 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
