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Candor

Definitions: Candor

Candor

Noun

1. Ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty.

2. The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "candor" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

Note: Candor \Can"dor\, noun. [Written also candour.]. (Websters 1913)



Synonyms: Candor

Synonyms: candidness (n), candour (n), fair-mindedness (n), fairness (n), forthrightness (n), frankness (n). (additional references)
Antonym: unfairness (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Candor (town), New York

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Candor is a town located in Tioga County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 5,317.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 245.0 km² (94.6 mi²). 244.8 km² (94.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.06% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 5,317 people, 2,022 households, and 1,457 families residing in the town. The population density is 21.7/km² (56.2/mi²). There are 2,234 housing units at an average density of 9.1 persons/km² (23.6 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.25% White, 0.85% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 2,022 households out of which 36.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% are married couples living together, 10.2% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 27.9% are non-families. 22.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.63 and the average family size is 3.08. In the town the population is spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.1 males. The median income for a household in the town is $37,633, and the median income for a family is $43,186. Males have a median income of $30,441 versus $22,324 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,967. 9.8% of the population and 6.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 12.3% are under the age of 18 and 3.1% are 65 or older.




Candor (village), New York

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Candor is a village located in Tioga County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 855.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 855 people, 346 households, and 223 families residing in the village. The population density is 750.3/km² (1,931.9/mi²). There are 373 housing units at an average density of 327.3 persons/km² (842.8 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 96.61% White, 0.47% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. 1.75% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 346 households out of which 36.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% are married couples living together, 15.6% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 35.3% are non-families. 30.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.47 and the average family size is 3.08. In the village the population is spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 84.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 81.2 males. The median income for a household in the village is $30,313, and the median income for a family is $38,750. Males have a median income of $24,583 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the village is $15,713. 11.9% of the population and 11.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 15.6% are under the age of 18 and 16.7% are 65 or older.




Candor, North Carolina

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Candor is a town located in Montgomery County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 825.

Geography


Candor is located at 35°17'35" North, 79°44'33" West (35.293032, -79.742423)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²). 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 825 people, 280 households, and 204 families residing in the town. The population density is 267.7/km² (691.2/mi²). There are 299 housing units at an average density of 97.0/km² (250.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 79.03% White, 8.73% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.36% Pacific Islander, 7.39% from other races, and 4.24% from two or more races. 27.03% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 280 households out of which 30.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% are married couples living together, 11.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% are non-families. 26.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.76 and the average family size is 3.21. In the town the population is spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.7 males. The median income for a household in the town is $37,917, and the median income for a family is $42,000. Males have a median income of $27,031 versus $20,673 for females. The per capita income for the town is $15,107. 14.4% of the population and 8.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.8% are under the age of 18 and 6.6% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Candor (town), New York."

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Synonyms within Context: Candor

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Artlessness

Noun: artlessness; adj; nature, simplicity; innocence; bonhomie, naivete, abandon, candor, sincerity; singleness of purpose, singleness of heart; honesty; plain speaking; epanchement.

Probity

Trustworthiness; Adjective: truth, candor, singleness of heart; veracity; tender conscience; (sense of duty).

Veracity

Noun: veracity; truthfulness, frankness; Adjective: truth, sincerity, candor, unreserve, honesty, fidelity; plain dealing, bona fides; love of truth; probity; ingenuousness; (artlessness).

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Candor

English words defined with "candor": disingenuousnessLunaria biennis-orplainunvarnished. (references)
Specialty definitions using "candor": 1374327229Prostitute. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Candor" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (beauty, bright light, glow, heat, kindness, purity, radiance, snow, whiteness), Spanish (candidness, candor, candour, innocence, naivety).

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Modern Usage: Candor

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Well, a refreshing bit of candor from Senator Bob Dole! (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

I appreciate your candor. (Cheers; writing credit: Isaac Cronin; Wayne Wang)

Lyrics

To my taste for candor ("Smut"; performing artist: Tom Lehrer)

Movie/TV Titles

Candor City Hospital (2003)

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Commercial Usage: Candor

DomainTitle

Books

  • A time for Christian candor (reference)

  • As We Grow Old: How Adult Children and Their Parents Can Face Aging With Candor and Grace (reference)

  • Candor (reference)

  • Candor and Perversion: Literature, Education, and the Arts (reference)

  • Candor, Connection, and Enterprise in Adolescent Therapy (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Familiar Quotations: Candor

AuthorQuotation

Disraeli

Candor is the brightest gem of criticism.

Madame de Stael

Innocence in genius and candor in power, are both noble qualities.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus

Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.

St. Pierre

Every trait of beauty may be referred to some virtue, as to innocence, candor, generosity, modesty, or heroism.

Walt Whitman

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candor.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Candor

SubjectTopicQuote

Political Economy

Japan

Like most people in Japan, we are heartened by Mr. Koizumi's candor and hope he will be successful in reforming Japan's economy. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Candor

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Gerald Ford

In all my public and private acts as your president, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end. My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.

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Speeches: Candor

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

George Washington

1789-1797But as the legislative proceedings of the United States will never, I trust, be reproached for the want of temper or of candor, so shall not the public happiness languish from the want of my strenuous and warmest cooperation.

James Monroe

1817-1825This is a case which forms a strong appeal to the candor, the magnanimity, and the honor of this people.

Richard Nixon

1969-1974Because our strengths are so great, we can afford to appraise our weaknesses with candor and to approach them with hope.

George Bush

1989-1993We will always try to speak clearly, for candor is a compliment, but subtlety, too, is good and has its place.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Cities: Candor


1. Candor, NC (town, FIPS 10120)
Location: 35.29123 N, 79.74365 W
Population (1990): 748 (326 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 27229
Country: USA


2. Candor, NY (village, FIPS 12210)
Location: 42.22726 N, 76.33762 W
Population (1990): 869 (344 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 13743
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Candor

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

candor

50

candor new york

40

candor north carolina

18

candor central school

2

candor city hospital

2

candor central district school

2
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Modern Translations: Candor

Language Translations for "candor"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

zemërdëlirësi (candour, heartiness, sincerity), sinqeritet (candidness, candour, frankness, openness, sincerity, singleness, unreserve), çiltërsi (candidness, candour, frankness, freedom, heartiness, innocence, naivety, openness, sincerity). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏لا تحيز (candour, detachment, evenness), ‏سلامة نية (candour), ‏طهارة (asepsis, candour, chastity, honor, honour, innocence, prudery, pureness, purgation, purification, purity, refinement, righteousness, saintliness, tidiness, virtue), ‏صراحة (candidness, candour, directness, frankness, roundness, square, straightforwardness, straightness), ‏إخلاص (adherence, allegiance, candour, constancy, dedication, devotion, fidelity, genuineness, honesty, loyalty, sincerity, steadiness, trueness, trustfulness), ‏برأءة (candour). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

откровеност (candour, frankness, heartiness, open mindedness, simplicity, sincerity, unreserve), прямота (bluntness, candidness, candour, directness, fair dealing, frankness, honesty, sincerity, straightforwardness, straightness). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

公正 (candour, Fairness, righteous, rightness, unbiased). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

سفیدی(candour), صفا (Candour, Ingenuity, Purity, Serenity), خلوص (Candour, Purity, Sincerity), رک گوءی (Candour). (various references)

   

French

  

candeur (candour), sincérité (candidness, candour), franchise (candidness, candour). (various references)

   

German

  

offenheit (candidness, candour, frankness, freedom, ingenuousness, openness, outspokenness, plainness, sincerity, straightforwardness), Aufrichtigkeit (candour, frankness, honesty, openness, sincerity, unaffectedness, veracity). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ειλικρίνεια (candidness, candour, devoutness, honesty, openness, sincereness, sincerity, single-mindedness, unfeignedness, veracity), ευθύτητα (candour, fairness, frankness, probity, squareness, straightforwardness, straightness, uprightness), αμεροληψία (candour, equity, impartiality, objectivity). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

elfogulatlanság (candour, detachment, impartiality, objectivity, open mindedness, unpretentiousness), nyíltság (candour, frankness, genuineness, openness, sincerity). (various references)

   

Italian

  

candore (candour, Hoar, innocence, purity, whiteness). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

"직 (candour). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

andorcay

   

Portuguese

  

compreensão (apprehension, candour, comprehension, coverage, grasp, grip, handgrip, insight, intelligence, intension, intensity, knowledge, mind, openness, prehistoric, realization, sense, understanding, uptake, view, wit), candura (candidness, candour, frankness, innocence), suavidade (candour, geniality, gentleness, honey, lenience, leniency, lightness, mellowness, mildness, opera, placable, pleasantness, softness, suavity, tenderness), sinceridade (amicability, candidness, candour, fairdealing, faith, frantic, heartiness, honey, simplicity, sincerity, singleness), lisura (candour, flatness, smoothness), integridade (absoluteness, candour, entirety, honesty, integrity, righteousness), imparcialidade (candour, impartible, indifference, rectitude), franqueza (candour, explode, franchise, frankness, generosity, openness, platitude, sincerity, singleness, unreserve), ausência de reserva (candour, openness), abertura (access, aperture, bay, breach, breakout, burn-through, cage, candour, chink, chord, crack, crevice, entrance, gap, hack, highroad crossing, hole, introitus, jaws, loophole, maw, mouth, opening, openness, overture, passage, rent, rift, sight, slit, slot, splay, stoma, subtended angle, vent, window, yawn). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

sinceritate (bluntness, candidness, candour, directness, fairness, faith, frankness, genuineness, guilelessness, honesty, openness, rectitude, roundness, sincerity, truth, unreserve), nepãrtinire (candour, impartiality, indifference), imparţialitate (candour, fair-mindedness, impartiality), francheţe (candour, frankness, honesty, openness). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

откровенность (candidness, candour, frankness, openness, plain dealing, unreserve). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

otvorenost (candidness, candour, extroversion, frankness, open mindedness, openness, patency, plainness, unreserve), iskrenost (candidness, candour, fair dealing, frankness, genuineness, heartiness, rectitude, sincerity, straightforwardness). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

candor (candidness, candour, innocence, naivety). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

uppriktighet (candour, frankness, honesty, ingenuousness, plain dealing, plainness, sincerity), opartiskhet (candour, detachment, fairness, impartiality). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

tarafsızlık (candour, detachment, equilibrium, equitableness, equity, evenness, fair play, fairness, impartiality, indifference, neutralism, neutrality, non committal, objectiveness, objectivity, openness), samimiyet (bona fides, camaraderie, candour, cordiality, earnestness, familiarity, frankness, friendliness, heartiness, intimacy, outspokennes, sincereness, sincerity, terms, unaffectedness, warmth), doğruluk (accuracy, authenticity, candour, correctitude, correctness, directness, evenness, exactitude, exactness, faithfulness, fidelity, honesty, integrity, justice, justness, preciseness, precision, prig, probity, rectitude, right, righteousness, rightness, sincerity, soundness, straightforwardness, straightness, trueness, truth, truthfulness, uprightness, validity, veracity, Verity), açık sözlülük (bluntness, candour, expansiveness, frankness, freedom, ingenuousness, openness, outspokennes, roundness, straightness), açık kalplilik (candour). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

щирість (candidness, candour, cordiality, frankness, genuineness, heartiness, openness, sincerity, singleness), чистота (candour, chastity, clarity, cleanliness, cleanness, clearness, dew, immaculacy, purity, virginity), відвертість (baldness, candidness, candour, explicitness, frankness, ingenuity, open-heartedness, openness, plainness, unreserve), неупередженість (candour, neutrality, open mindedness), непорочність (candour, chastity, purity), безсторонність (candour, detachment, equity, impartiality, impersonality, neutrality), прямота (baldness, candour, directness, explicitness, fair dealing, openness, roundness, sincerity, straightforwardness), доброта (benignity, candour, geniality, goodness, kindliness, kindness), доброзичливість (amiability, benevolence, candour, charity, good-liking, goodwill). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Candor

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

ingenuitatem, libertas, simplicitas, simplicitate, simplicitatem, simplicitatis. (various references)

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Bible Trace: Candor

LanguageDateSourceGenesis Chapter 30, Verse 37
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintElaben de eautw iakwb rabdon sturakinhn clwran kai karuinhn kai platanou kai elepisen autaV iakwb lepismata leuka perisurwn to clwron efaineto de epi taiV rabdoiV to leukon o elepisen poikilon
Latin405VulgateTollens ergo Iacob virgas populeas virides et amigdalinas et ex platanis ex parte decorticavit eas detractisque corticibus in his quae spoliata fuerant candor apparuit illa vero quae integra erant viridia permanserunt atque in hunc modum color effectus est varius
Renaissance English1526TyndaleIacob toke roddes of grene popular hasell and of chestnottrees and pilled whyte strakes in the and made the white apere in the staues:
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chestnut tree; and pilled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd Jacob took to him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut-tree; and peeled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
Basic English1964OgdenThen Jacob took young branches of trees, cutting off the skin so that the white wood was seen in bands.

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Matched Bible Translations: Candor

LanguageGenesis Chapter 30, Verse 37
BulgarianТогава Яков взе зелени пръчки от топола, от леска и от явор, и изряза по тях бели ивици, така щото да се вижда бялото по пръчките.
CebuanoUg mikuha si Jacob ug mga magagmay nga sanga nga lunhaw sa alamo ug sa avellano, ug sa castaño, ug iyang gipanitan kini sa mga panit nga maputi, ug gihimo nga makita ang kaputi niadtong mga sanga nga magagmay.
Chinese雅 各 拿 楊 樹 、 杏 樹 、 " 樹 的 嫩 枝 、 將 皮 剝 成 白 紋 、 使 枝 子 露 出 白 的 來 .
CroatianA Jakov uzme zelenih mladica od topola, badema i platana; na njima izreza bijele pruge, otkrivši bjeliku na mladicama.
DanishMen Jakob tog friske Grene af Hvidpopler, Mandeltræer og Plataner og afskrællede Barken således, at der kom hvide Striber på Grenene;
DutchToen nam zich Jakob roeden van groen populierenhout, en van hazelaar, en van kastanje; en hij schilde daarin witte strepen, ontblotende het wit, hetwelk aan die roeden was.
FinnishMutta Jaakob otti itselleen tuoreita haavan, mantelipuun ja plataanin oksia ja kuori niihin valkeita juovia, paljastaen oksien valkoisen rungon.
FrenchJacob prit des branches vertes de peuplier, d`amandier et de platane; il y pela des bandes blanches, mettant nu le blanc qui était sur les branches.
GermanJakob aber nahm Stäbe von grünen Pappelbäumen, Haseln und Kastanien und schälte weiße Streifen daran, daß an den Stäben das Weiß bloß ward,
Haitian Creole¶ Jakòb koupe kèk branch vèt nan pye sikren, pye zanmann ak pye bwadòm, li wete kèk lèz nan kòs yo. Konsa branch yo te vin gen bann vèt, bann blan sou tout kò yo.
HungarianÉs võn Jákób zöld nyár-, mogyoró- és gesztenye-vesszõket, és meghántá azokat fehéresen csíkosra, hogy látható legyen a vesszõk fehére.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKemudian Yakub mengambil dahan-dahan hijau dari pohon hawar, pohon badam dan pohon berangan, dan mengupas sebagian dari kulitnya sehingga menjadi belang-belang.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka oleh Yakub diambil beberapa ranting dari pada pohon hawar yang hijau-hijau dan dari pada pohon bondok dan kastal, dikupaskannya sampai bercorak-corak putih dan kelihatannyalah putihnya, yang pada ranting-ranting itu.
ItalianMa Giacobbe prese rami freschi di pioppo, di mandorlo e di platano, ne intagliò la corteccia a strisce bianche, mettendo a nudo il bianco dei rami.
Maori¶ Katahi ka tikina e Hakopa etahi rakau mana, he papara mata, he aramona, he pereni; a tihorea ana e ia etahi tihorenga ma i aua mea, a ka meinga kia ata kitea te wahi ma o nga rakau.
NorwegianMen Jakob tok sig friske kjepper av poppel-, hassel- og lønnetrær og skavde hvite striper på dem, så det hvite på kjeppene kom frem.
PortugueseEntão tomou Jacó varas verdes de estoraque, de amendoeira e de plátano e, descascando nelas riscas brancas, descobriu o branco que nelas havia;   
RumanianIacov a luat nuiele verzi de plop, de migdal wi de platan; a despoiat de pe ele fqwii de coajq, wi a fqcut sq se vadq albeaya care era pe nuiele.
Russianй ЧЪСМ йБЛПЧ УЧЕЦЙИ ТХФШЕЧ ФП ПМЕЧЩИ, НЙО"БМШОЩИ Й СЧПТПЧЩИ, Й ЧЩТЕЪБМ ОБ ОЙИ 'ЕМЩЕ ПМПУЩ, УОСЧ ЛПТХ "П 'ЕМЙЪОЩ, ЛПФПТБС ОБ ТХФШСИ,
SpanishEntonces Jacob tomó varas verdes de álamo, de avellano y de castaño, y descortezó en ellas mondaduras blancas, descubriendo la parte blanca de las varas.
SwedishMen Jakob tog sig friska käppar av poppel, mandelträd och lönn och skalade på dem vita ränder, i det han blottade det vita på käpparna.
Thaiยาโคบเอากิ่งไม้ส"จากต้นไค้ ต้นเสลา และต้นเปลน มาปอกเปลือกออกเป็นรอยขาวๆให้เห็นไม้สีขาว
Ukrainian¶ І взяв собі Яків сирого кия тополевого, і мігдалового, і каштанового, і налупив з них білих лушпин, відкриваючи білість, що на киях була.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Candor

Derivations

Words beginning with "candor": candors. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Candor" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aandoo, andor, Bandor, cadno, cado, Cadoc, cadpr, cahdor, caldo, caldor, camor, Canbord, cancor, Candao, Candau, cander, Candir, canduor, candus, canfor, Canfora, cankor, canndoor, canodr, canor, cansor, Canudo, cardoor, cardor, Carnedoe, cawdor, cenlor, cenor, Cindoruk, Cndo, condord, condore, Crancour, Cuando, cundor, dandor, gandor, jando, kando, kandor, Kanyoro, Karndol, randor, randori, sandook, tandoor, Wankdorf. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Candor"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "candor" (pronounced ka"nder)
4-a" n d erAlexander, Bander, blander, brander, commander, coriander, gander, grander, Lander, meander, pander, salamander, sander, slander, Stander, Zander.
3-n d erasunder, attainder, auslander, bartender, bender, binder, blender, blinder, blonder, blunder, bookbinder, bounder, bystander, calamander, calendar, cinder, cofounder, Condor, contender, cylinder, defender, Ender, engender, extender, Fender, finder, flounder, fonder, founder, gender, gerrymander, grinder, highlander, hinder, islander, kinder, launder, lavender, lender, mainlander, minder, offender, oleander, pathfinder, Pinder, plunder, ponder, pounder, pretender, rejoinder, remainder, reminder, render, responder, rounder, sender, Sidewinder, slender, sounder, Spender, splendor, squander, sunder, surrender, suspender, tender, thunder, tinder, transponder, under, vendor, viewfinder, wander, weekender, winder, wonder, yonder.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Candor

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-d-n-o-r"

-1 letter: acorn, adorn, narco, racon, radon.

-2 letters: arco, card, carn, coda, cord, corn, darn, dona, narc, nard, orad, orca, rand, road, roan.

-3 letters: ado, and, arc, cad, can, car, cod, con, cor, doc, don, dor, nod, nor, oar, oca, ora, orc, rad, ran, roc, rod.

-4 letters: ad, an, ar, do, na, no, od, on, or.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-d-n-o-r"
 

+1 letter: caldron, candors, candour, cardoon.

 

+2 letters: acrodont, anchored, braconid, caldrons, cancroid, candours, cardamon, cardoons, cartoned, cauldron, chaldron, chlordan, colander, condylar, conelrad, cordovan, cordwain, crayoned, cropland, crunodal, deaconry, dormancy, draconic, endocarp, endosarc, fricando, hadronic, ironclad, mordancy, ordnance, rancored, romanced, sardonic, tornadic.

 

+3 letters: absconder, accordant, according, accordion, acrodonts, androecia, arachnoid, braconids, brocading, cancroids, carbonade, carbonado, carcinoid, cardamons, carronade, cartooned, cauldrons, chaldrons, chancroid, chlordane, chlordans, clangored, clarioned, coarsened, colanders, commander, communard, concordat, conelrads, cordovans, cordwains, coriander, cornbread, coronated, corrading, crackdown, creodonta, croplands, diachrony, dichondra, doctrinal, draconian, endocarps, endosarcs, holandric, indicator, ironclads, nondancer, ordinance, ordnances, redaction, secondary, undercoat.

 

+4 letters: absconders, accordance, accordions, achondrite, ancestored, androecium, androgenic, antidromic, arachnoids, archdeacon, background, campground, carbonades, carbonados, carbonated, carbonized, carbonnade, carcinoids, carotenoid, carotinoid, carronades, chancroids, chaperoned, chardonnay, chlordanes, cladoceran, clangoured, coadmiring, coanchored, coenamored, commandeer, commanders, commandery, communards, concordant, concordats, confederal, confirmand, contraband, contracted, contradict, contrasted, coordinate, cordwainer, corianders, cornbreads, coromandel, corrigenda, crackdowns, cradlesong, deaconries, decahedron, decorating, decoration, detraction, diachronic, dichondras, dicoumarin, dictionary, discordant, dormancies, encouraged, encroached, endocardia, fornicated, fractioned, fricandoes, gasconader, hydromancy, indicators, indicatory, mordancies, narcotized, noncardiac, nondancers, octahedron, ordinances, ordonnance, picarooned, punchboard, radiogenic, redactions, ropedancer, scherzando, scorpaenid, soundtrack, syndicator, unanchored, undercoats, vindicator.

 

+5 letters: accelerando, accordances, accordantly, accordingly, achondrites, achondritic, aerodynamic, archdeacons, backgrounds, becowarding, branchiopod, campgrounds, candlepower, caparisoned, carbonadoed, carbonadoes, carbonnades, cardiogenic, cardiotonic, carillonned, carotenoids, carotinoids, centerboard, chancroidal, chardonnays, chlorinated, cladocerans, commandeers, concordance, condolatory, confederacy, confederate, confirmands, congregated, consecrated, considerate, constrained, contrabands, contradicts, contravened, contredanse, coordinated, coordinates, coordinator, copartnered, copyreading, cordialness, cordilleran, cordwainers, cordwainery, coromandels, cotransduce, counterbade, countermand, counterraid, cradlesongs, crocodilian, crossbanded, cyanohydrin, decahedrons, decarbonate, decarbonize, declaration, decorations, demarcation, deprecation, desecration, detractions, diachronies, dicoumarins, diffraction, directional, discordance, discordancy, distraction, doctrinaire, doctrinally, documentary, endocardial, endocardium, eradication, forbiddance, gasconaders, hydrocarbon, icosahedron, motorcading, nondramatic, notochordal, octahedrons, ordonnances, overcleaned, palindromic, predication, punchboards, radiocarbon, radiolucent, recontacted, recordation, redactional, reductional, reeducation, rhabdomancy, ropedancers, ropedancing, sardonicism, scherzandos, scolopendra, scorpaenids, secondaries, secondarily, soundtracks, syndicators, trichomonad, undecorated, vindicators, vindicatory, woodcarving.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Candor


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

43 61 6E 64 6F 72

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-.-.    .-    -.    -..    ---    .-.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000011 01100001 01101110 01100100 01101111 01110010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#67 &#97 &#110 &#100 &#111 &#114

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0043 0061 006E 0064 006F 0072

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

376780708184

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Quotations: Familiar
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Quotations: Spoken
9. Quotations: Speeches
10. Cities
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern
13. Translations: Ancient
14. Bible Trace
15. Derivations
16. Rhymes
17. Anagrams
18. Orthography
19. Bibliography


  

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