Meaning and example
ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
The passage used "candor" to mean ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty.
Plain-English interpretation
A prevalence score of 1.359 places candor in the common range on this site. In practical terms, the word was recognized by about 91.7% of people in the source dataset.
Related words
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Similar-prevalence words
platitudeCommon
- Known by
- 91.7%
a trite or obvious remark
solicitousCommon
- Known by
- 91.6%
full of anxiety and concern
amenableCommon
- Known by
- 91.6%
disposed or willing to conform
extrapolateCommon
- Known by
- 91.5%
draw from specific cases for more general cases
relegateCommon
- Known by
- 91.5%
refer to another person for decision or judgment
Source attribution
Brysbaert, M., Mandera, P., McCormick, S. F., & Keuleers, E. (2019). Word prevalence norms for 62,000 English lemmas. Behavior Research Methods, 51, 467-479.
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