English → Latin
“candor” in Latin
sincēritāsintegrity, honesty; soundness, wholeness; moral purityintegritāssoundness; integrity, blamelessness; chastitysimplicitāssimplicity; plainness, frankness, openness; innocence, honesty, candor, integrity
The English word candor itself goes back to Latin candeō, through candor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
candor s.
sinceritas; integritas; simplicitas; animi candor: justus sine mendacio candor (Vulg.): (tua simplicitas, tua veritas, tuus candor, Plin., Paneg.)
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for candor?
- The usual Latin words for “candor” are sincēritās, integritās, simplicitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.