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candid
in
Divergent, by Veronica Roth
(Edited)

He gave his seat to a surly Candor man on the bus without a second thought.
p. 3.8

candor = in this novel, the group of people who most highly value honesty and directness

(editor's note: In this novel, you will see candor capitalized and used many times to refer to a group of people who most highly value honesty and directness.)
The Candor man wears a black suit with a white tie—Candor standard uniform.
p. 3.8

candor = in this novel, the group of people who most highly value honesty and directness
The Candor man wears a black suit with a white tie—Candor standard uniform.
p. 3.9
Candor values honesty, but our faction, Abnegation, values selflessness.
p. 4.7
The bus stops in front of the school and I get up, scooting past the Candor man.
p. 4.8
I could tell him I've been worried for weeks about what the aptitude test will tell me—Abnegation, Candor, Erudite, Amity, or Dauntless?
p. 5.9
At the table next to them, Candor boys make wide gestures with their hands.
p. 9.5
I doubt all the Erudite want to study all the time, or that every Candor enjoys a lively debate, but they can't defy the norms of their factions any more than I can.
p. 9.7
I have tried to explain to him that my instincts are not the same as his—it didn't even enter my mind to give my seat to the Candor man on the bus—but he doesn't understand.
p. 10.3
Two from Dauntless, two from Erudite, two from Amity, two from Candor, and then: "From Abnegation: Susan Black and Beatrice Prior."
p. 10.8
The choices you made didn't even allow Candor, the next possibility, to be ruled out, so I had to alter the simulation to put you on the bus.
p. 21.5
And there your insistence upon dishonesty ruled out Candor.
p. 21.6 *
Only the Candor tell the truth in that one.
p. 21.6
"People who tell the truth are the Candor ... and the Abnegation," she says.
p. 21.8
I couldn't be Candor. I lie too easily.
p. 31.6
My brother couldn't be Candor either.
p. 32.3
I will never smoke one myself—they are closely tied to vanity—but a crowd of Candor smokes them in front of the building when we get off the bus.
p. 38.3
Each one contains a substance that represents each faction: gray stones for Abnegation, water for Erudite, earth for Amity, lit coals for Dauntless, and glass for Candor.
p. 40.7
Those who blamed duplicity created Candor.
p. 42.9
I have never liked Candor.
p. 43.1
Abnegation has fulfilled our need for selfless leaders in government; Candor has provided us with trustworthy and sound leaders in law; Erudite has supplied us with intelligent teachers and researchers; Amity has given us understanding counselors and caretakers; and Dauntless provides us with protection from threats both within and without.
p. 43.4
When he stands in the center, he looks from the Dauntless bowl to the Candor bowl—the orange flames that rise higher each moment, and the glass reflecting blue light.
p. 44.9
He stands among the other initiates, shaking hands with a faction transfer, a boy who was Candor.
p. 49.3
My arms shake, and finally a Candor girl grabs me and pulls me in.
p. 51.2
"You all right?" the Candor girl who helped me asks briskly.
p. 51.6
"We have to jump off too, then," a Candor girl says.
p. 54.1
"Great," a Candor boy replies, "because that makes perfect sense, Molly."
p. 54.1
The Candor girl with crooked teeth, Molly, holds her ankle, wincing, and Peter, the Candor boy with shiny hair, grins proudly—he must have landed on his feet.
p. 55.4
The Candor girl with crooked teeth, Molly, holds her ankle, wincing, and Peter, the Candor boy with shiny hair, grins proudly—he must have landed on his feet.
p. 55.4
The rest are from Erudite and, surprisingly, Candor.
p. 62.4
"Well, Christina, if I wanted to put up with Candor smart-mouths, I would have joined their faction," he hisses.
p. 62.9
"I thought I would only have trouble with the Candor asking too many questions," he says coldly.
p. 68.9
"But that's ...not fair!" the broad-shouldered Candor girl, Molly, says.
p. 72.8
They come from the bunk next to mine—they belong to a Candor boy, Al, the largest and broadest of all the initiates.
p. 74.4
I'm surprised he can stop himself from responding, after speaking his mind all his life in Candor,
p. 77.8

candor = in this novel, the group of people who most highly value honesty and directness

editor's notes: Outside of this novel, candor is not capitalized and means "honesty and directness". It is most commonly seen as an adjective in the form candid--meaning "honest and direct".
Candor and Abnegation don't hate each other the way Erudite and Abnegation do, but they avoid each other.
p. 81.2

candor = in this novel, the group of people who most highly value honesty and directness
Candor's real problem is with Amity.
p. 81.3
And of course, they believed him, because we were Candor and we couldn't lie.
p. 93.4
We try to be pretty honest about our feelings in Candor.
p. 94.4
The next time he tries and misses, Eric marches toward him and demands, "How slow are you, Candor?"
p. 159.7
They both wear black pants and white shirts, typical Candor outfits, and his father speaks so loudly I can almost hear him from where I stand.
p. 177.8
Next to him, Christina hugs a dark-skinned woman in Candor black and white.
p. 178.2
Standing behind Christina is a young girl, also a Candor.
p. 178.2
A few weeks ago I might have found that question offensive, but now I spend too much time with Candor transfers to be surprised by tactlessness.
p. 183.9
I mean, they said they wanted me to stay in Candor, but that's only because that's what they're supposed to say.
p. 190.3
"In Candor," says Al, nudging me with his shoulder.
p. 195.1
The Dauntless or the Candor, maybe, because bravery and honesty make people do strange things, but the Abnegation?
p. 230.7
Did you think I couldn't defend myself against that piece of Candor trash?
p. 244.8
You're as bad as the Candor, you know that?
p. 310.7
"Maybe you were cut out for Candor," he says, "because you're a terrible liar."
p. 327.3

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(1) (candid as in: your candid opinion)
honest and direct
(2) (candid as in: a candid photograph)
unposed -- typically said of a photograph
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

candid in Divergent, by Veronica Roth (Edited)

candid
in
Divergent, by Veronica Roth
(Edited)