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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-808/
- Published: 2022-04-16T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-02-23T20:24:08.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 01:12

The word for today is…  
candor (noun):

Source : Merriam -Webster  
1 : unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness  
2 : freedom from prejudice or malice  
3a *literary* : brightness, brilliance  
 b *obsolete* : unstained purity

Etymology : Candor comes from Latin candere, meaning “to shine or glow.” That origin is reflected in the word’s early uses referring to brightness or unstained purity and innocence, which are the sources of today’s familiar use of candor for unquestionably honest expression. Candor, related to the adjective candid, refers to straightforward honesty or frankness in speech or expression. The fact that it is frequently preceded by the adjective refreshing suggests that it is often unexpected, a shift from guarded or euphemistic language

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