candour

candour
    n 1: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude
         and speech [syn: {candor}, {candour}, {candidness},
         {frankness}, {directness}, {forthrightness}]
    2: ability to make judgments free from discrimination or
       dishonesty [syn: {fairness}, {fair-mindedness}, {candor},
       {candour}] [ant: {unfairness}]
    

Candor \Can"dor\, n. [Written also {candour}.] [L. candor, fr.
   cand["e]re; cf. F. candeur. See {candid}.]
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   1. Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions)
      usullied purity; innocence. [Obs.]
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            Nor yor unquestioned integrity
            Shall e'er be sullied with one taint or spot
            That may take from your innocence and candor.
                                                  --Massinger.
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   2. A disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom
      from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity.
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            Attribute superior sagacity and candor to those who
            held that side of the question.       --Whewell.
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