Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The quality of being candid; openness of mind or manner; frank honesty or truthfulness; fairness; ingenuousness.
Wiktionary
- n. The quality of being candid.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The quality of being candid.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
Examples
“Remember, he is working with the President and an odd bedfellow in Rev. Sharpton to raise our educational performance, and his candidness is always refreshing.”
“Used the rough dig of the bark to counteract the dangerous quicksand feeling his candidness elicited.”
“The combination of her spirituality and candidness was intoxicating to him.”
“I found myself addicted to reading McCain's memoir, probably because she wrote with the humor and candidness of one of my other favorite authors in the genre -- Chelsea Handler.”
The Huffington Post: Jamie Hughes: Why You Should Read Meghan McCain's Dirty Sexy Politics
“I left the Women's Conference moved by the level of openness and candidness the speakers had with the audience -- and the audience had with each other -- about their inner-most struggles and everyday challenges.”
Forbes: Highlights From Maria Shriver's The Women's Conference
“I was delighted by his candidness throughout our conversation and wondered if he ever felt too vulnerable or exposed when discussing his personal life on the show and in his act.”
The Huffington Post: Michelle Cacciatore: The Night I Met Louis C.K.
“The result of her candidness was both surprising and inspiring.”
The Huffington Post: Dina Roth Port: Infertility: The Disease We Need To Start Talking About
“I spoke with him briefly after the talk and told him how impressed I was and thanked him for his candidness.”
The Huffington Post: Anne Phillips: West By West, an Hour With Jerry West
“For those unfamiliar with Mr. Pugmire's vivid persona, the interview may initially come as somewhat of a shock, but this, we think, makes it all the more appealing, and we are thrilled for his candidness.”
“So the IRGC's candidness should come as no surprise, for a nuclear Iran is inevitable.”
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