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Artifice vs Candor - What's the difference?

artifice | candor |

As nouns the difference between artifice and candor

is that artifice is craftsman, artificer while candor is (obsolete) whiteness; brilliance.

artifice

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a crafty but underhanded deception
  • a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse
  • a strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture
  • a tactical move to gain advantage

    • Related terms

    * artificial ----

    candor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * candour (British and Canadian)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Whiteness; brilliance.
  • The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.
  • Impartiality.

    • Synonyms

    * (sincere and open in speech) honesty, sincerity, parrhesia * (impartiality) fairness, impartiality

    Antonyms

    * (sincere and open in speech) deception, fraud, lie

    Related terms

    * candid

    Anagrams

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