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candour

/ ˈæԻə /

noun

  1. the quality of being open and honest; frankness

  2. fairness; impartiality

  3. obsoletepurity or brightness

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of candour1

C17: from Latin candor, from Իŧ to be white, shine
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The inconsistencies, the judge said, could point to a desire to "shade answers" and raised serious question about the juror's "candour" and his "ability to follow instructions".

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MI5's accounts of how it came to give false evidence "lack candour" and there is a "real concern" that the court has not been given a full explanation of what went wrong, Mr Bunting said.

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In her evidence to the inquiry, Ms Coles said the "lack of candour" on the part of mental health trusts in Essex was the reason a statutory public inquiry needed to be held.

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Since the publication of the summaries, there is dismay in some quarters about a perceived lack of detail and candour into the church's response.

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Where there was an urgency and climactic intensity to TV on the Radio tracks, “Thee Black Boltz” revels in more space for introspection in the instrumentation and lyrics, whimsy and emotional candour.

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