Candor — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty

the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈændɔːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪspˌɪɹətʃˈɛtɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪspˌɪɹətʃˈɛtɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈændɔːɹ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fairness candour forthrightness candidness frankness fair-mindedness directness

Antonyms

unfairness

Word Forms

fair-minded	adjective	of a person; just and impartial; not prejudiced
candid	adjective	openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
frank	adjective	characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
direct	adjective	straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
forthright	adjective	characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Offenheit

Fähigkeit, Urteile frei von Diskriminierung oder Unehrlichkeit zu fällen

🇫🇷French

candeur

capacité de porter des jugements sans discrimination ni malhonnêteté

🇮🇹Italian

candore

capacità di esprimere giudizi liberi da discriminazioni o disonestà

🇳🇱Dutch

openhartigheid

vermogen om oordelen te vellen zonder discriminatie of oneerlijkheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

franqueza

capacidade de fazer julgamentos livres de discriminação ou desonestidade

🇷🇺Russian

откровенность

способность выносить суждения без дискриминации или нечестности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्पष्टवादिता

भेदभाव या बेईमानी से मुक्त निर्णय लेने की क्षमता

🇧🇩Bengali

অকপট

বৈষম্য বা অসততা থেকে মুক্ত বিচার করার ক্ষমতা

🇮🇳Tamil

நேர்மை

பாகுபாடு அல்லது நேர்மையற்ற தீர்ப்புகளை வழங்கும் திறன்

🇮🇳Telugu

దాపరికం

వివక్ష లేదా నిజాయితీ లేని తీర్పులు చేయగల సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पष्टपणा

भेदभाव किंवा अप्रामाणिकपणापासून मुक्त निर्णय घेण्याची क्षमता

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિખાલસતા

ભેદભાવ અથવા અપ્રમાણિકતાથી મુક્ત નિર્ણયો લેવાની ક્ષમતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕತೆ

ತಾರತಮ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕತೆಯಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತವಾದ ತೀರ್ಪುಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആത്മാർത്ഥത

വിവേചനത്തിൽ നിന്നോ സത്യസന്ധതയില്ലായ്മയിൽ നിന്നോ വിധി പറയാനുള്ള കഴിവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟਤਾ

ਭੇਦਭਾਵ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਈਮਾਨੀ ਤੋਂ ਮੁਕਤ ਨਿਰਣੇ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਯੋਗਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

صاف گوئی

امتیازی سلوک یا بے ایمانی سے پاک فیصلے کرنے کی صلاحیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坦率

没有歧视或不诚实地做出判断的能力

🇯🇵Japanese

率直

差別や不正のない判断を下す能力

🇰🇷Korean

솔직함

차별이나 부정직함 없이 판단을 내릴 수 있는 능력

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thẳng thắn

khả năng đưa ra phán xét mà không bị phân biệt đối xử hoặc không trung thực

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำใสใจจริง

ความสามารถในการตัดสินโดยปราศจากการเลือกปฏิบัติหรือความไม่ซื่อสัตย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

keterusterangan

kemampuan untuk membuat penilaian yang bebas dari diskriminasi atau ketidakjujuran

🇵🇭Filipino

tapat

kakayahang gumawa ng mga paghatol na walang diskriminasyon o hindi tapat

🇲🇾Malay

berterus terang

keupayaan untuk membuat pertimbangan bebas daripada diskriminasi atau ketidakjujuran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الصراحة

القدرة على إصدار أحكام خالية من التمييز أو عدم الأمانة

🇮🇷Persian

رک بودن

توانایی قضاوت عاری از تبعیض یا عدم صداقت

🇹🇷Turkish

açık sözlülük

Ayrımcılık veya sahtekârlıktan uzak kararlar verebilme yeteneği

🇮🇱Hebrew

כֵּנוּת

היכולת לעשות שיפוט נקי מאפליה או חוסר יושר

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