English candor was borrowed through French candeur with English spelling and pronunciation.
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candor
frankness or honest expression; earlier brightness and purity
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedFrench · French · brightness puritycandeur
brightness, purity, innocence, or candor
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Brightness and unstained purity become frankness and honest expression.
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Candor — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseDid You Know?; Word History: French and Latin borrowing
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the path from brightness and purity to honest expression.
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