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    Candor (?), n. [Written also candour.] [L. candor, fr. candëre; cf. F. candeur. See candid.]

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    1. Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions) unsullied 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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