candour

«candour» in Mova's school dictionary: The quality of being honest, open and saying what you… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (candour, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

The quality of being honest, open and saying what you really think, even if it is not nice to hear. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and news, people speak with candour about difficult things. In ethics lessons, candour is honesty and openness; a good friend may show candour about your mistakes.

examples

• She spoke with surprising candour about her mistakes. tree →
• I appreciate your candour. tree →
• The coach's candour helped the team improve. tree →
• He answered every question with candour. tree →
• Children often speak with complete candour. tree →
• They all gathered round him in affright, so alarming was his agitation; and with a fine candour he told them what he had hitherto concealed. tree →

note

UK spelling: candour; US spelling: candor. Adjective: candid. Uncountable.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «candour» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.