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Meanings of candour in English
The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech.
Catalan
sinceritat Ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty.
Usage of candour in English
1
Repression and debunking candour are comically mixed in such free indirect speech.
2
So, too is his sheer straight-talking candour in an often disingenuous industry.
3
Hunt needs a duty of candour to the public about NHS funding.
4
The mixture of humour and candour in his baby eye was irresistible.
5
Bolitho studied his gipsy good looks, the reckless candour in his voice.
6
The prince was also praised by the prime minister for his candour.
7
The flame was troubled; but not the lucid candour of Maggie's eyes.
8
His rising fame kindled the candour of the friends of his youth.
9
There are limits to how much candour we can take or expect.
10
Her countenance expressed candour and frankness of disposition in a remarkable degree.
11
Father Brown seemed rather to like the saturnine candour of the soldier.
12
Clarendon tells the close of the conversation with an almost naïve candour.
13
The stranger, gratified with his candour, became immediately prepossessed in his favour.
14
His smooth, bronzed boyish face showed ingenuousness and candour in every line.
15
I agree in admiring that paper for its candour, manliness, and simplicity.
16
The duty of candour has now been placed on a stronger footing.
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