Both Uses of
candid
in
Don Quixote
- Let this general declaration serve for each of my suitors on his own account, and let it be understood from this time forth that if anyone dies for me it is not of jealousy or misery he dies, for she who loves no one can give no cause for jealousy to any, and candour is not to be confounded with scorn.†
Chpt 1.13-14
- ...but she replied to him with great sprightliness and candour, "My dear sir, you are very much mistaken, and your ideas are very old-fashioned, if you think..."
Chpt 1.25-26 *candour = honesty and directnessunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use candor.
Definition:
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(candid as in: your candid opinion) honest and direct