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Candor vs Truthfulness - What's the difference?

candor | truthfulness |

As nouns the difference between candor and truthfulness

is that candor is whiteness; brilliance while truthfulness is the quality of being truthful.

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

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    truthfulness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being truthful
  • *
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * untruthfulness