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Noun: candor  kan-dur
Usage: US (elsewhere: candour)
  1. Ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
    - fairness, fair-mindedness, candour [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
    - candour [Brit, Cdn], candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness

Derived forms: candors

Type of: equity, honestness, honesty, impartiality, nonpartisanship

Antonym: unfairness

Encyclopedia: Candor, New York