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# candour

noun (candour, uncountable)

«candour» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The quality of being honest, open and saying what you really think, even if it is not nice to hear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candour/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candour/#x1)
- I appreciate your candour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candour/#x2)
- The coach's candour helped the team improve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candour/#x3)
- He answered every question with candour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candour/#x4)
- Children often speak with complete candour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candour/#x5)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candour/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «candour» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candour/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«candour» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/candour.html) on Mova free.