candor

honest openness

Root

  • cand: white, bright, or open/honest

Other words with the cand root

  • candid: honest and direct
  • candidate: person seeking a position or honor
  • candle: stick of wax that gives light

Cand gives bright or white. Candor is brightness turned into honest openness.

The essay had rare candor about failure, naming the mistake without hiding behind excuses.

Candor feels like opening the curtains. The point is not cruelty; it is light. A candid person lets the truth be seen clearly.

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