Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 7, 2009
.
candor \KAN-der\, noun:
candor \KAN-der\, noun:
.
1. honesty in giving one's view or opinion; frankness and sincerity
1. honesty in giving one's view or opinion; frankness and sincerity
2. fairness; impartiality
.
If "we know that real leadership is about candor and judgment and the ability to rally Americans from all walks of life around a common purpose, a higher purpose", as The Guardian, wrote in 2008-01-27, then the B.O. won't come close to that definition of what real leadership is all about since he has neither of those qualities!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
.
c.1637 from earlier senses c. 1398, from Latin candor "purity, openness," originally "whiteness," from Latin candere "to shine."
c.1637 from earlier senses c. 1398, from Latin candor "purity, openness," originally "whiteness," from Latin candere "to shine."
No comments:
Post a Comment