Definition
The quality of being open, honest, and frank in expressing one's thoughts and feelings without hiding anything.
Etymology
From Latin candor meaning 'whiteness' or 'brightness,' evolved metaphorically to mean 'purity' and 'honesty'; British spelling of American 'candor.'
Kelly Says
This word beautifully shows how ancient Romans thought about ethics—they literally used the word for brightness to describe honesty, suggesting that truth is clear and deception is murky!
Translations
ARالعربية
نزاهة
ni-zah-ah
CACatalà
sinceritat
sin-ser-i-tat
CSČeština
upřímnost
up-rim-nost
DADansk
ærlighed
a-r-li-ghed
DEDeutsch
Aufrichtigkeit
ow-frie-kikh-keit
ELΕλληνικά
ειλικρίνεια
ee-li-kri-nee-ah
ESEspañol
sinceridad
sin-ser-ee-dad
FISuomi
rehellisyys
reh-hel-li-syys
FRFrançais
candeur
kan-dœr
HAHA
gaskiya
gah-skee-yah
HIहिन्दी
ईमानदारी
ee-maan-da-ree
HUMagyar
őszinteség
oesh-tin-es-eg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kejujuran
keh-joo-ju-ran
IGIG
onye ọchị
oh-nye oh-chee
ITItaliano
sincerità
sin-ser-ee-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kejujuran
keh-joo-ju-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်လွယ်
kye-le-we
NLNederlands
eerlijkheid
eer-lijk-hayt
NONorsk
ærlighet
a-r-li-get
PLPolski
szczerość
shche-ro-shch
PTPortuguês
sinceridade
sin-ser-ih-dah-deh
RORomână
onestitate
oh-nes-tee-ta-teh
RUРусский
честность
chest-no-st'
SVSvenska
ärlighet
a-r-li-get
SWKiswahili
uaminifu
oo-ah-min-ee-foo
TAதமிழ்
சொல்லின்மை
sol-lin-mai
TEతెలుగు
విశ్వాసం
vish-wa-san
THไทย
ความซื่อตรง
kwan-muan-see-dtrong
TLTL
tunay na pag-uulit
too-nay na pah-goo-oo-lit
TRTürkçe
dürüstlük
dyur-oost-lyuk
UKУкраїнська
чесність
ches-nist'
VITiếng Việt
s doğ
sin-doh
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la