Definition for Candidness:

• the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

Synonyms for Candidness:

• n.

  •artlessness (noun)
  • callowness,
  • broadness,
  • honesty,
  • unartfulness,
  • un-artificiality,
  • sincerity,
  • plain-spokenness,
  • trust,
  • bluntness,
  • artlessness,
  • unsophistication,
  • directness,
  • openness,
  • plainness,
  • genuineness,
  • unaffectedness,
  • candor,
  • straightforwardness,
  • naivete,
  • frankness,
  • naturalness.
  •attribute (noun)
  • forthrightness,
  • candour.
  •innocence (noun)
  • innocence,
  • ingenuousness,
  • simplicity,
  • guilelessness.
  •succinctness (noun)
  • casualness,
  • informality,
  • clarity,
  • intelligibility,
  • matter-of-factness,
  • unpretentiousness,
  • outspokenness,
  • ordinariness,
  • baldness,
  • folksiness,
  • clearness,
  • starkness.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • freedom,
  • fidelity,
  • seriousness,
  • unreservedness,
  • unguardedness,
  • Unreserve,
  • uprightness,
  • Sincereness,
  • integrity,
  • fairness,
  • good faith,
  • unconstraint,
  • unrestraint,
  • righteousness,
  • truth,
  • openheartedness,
  • honestness,
  • plainspokenness,
  • frank,
  • equity,
  • probity,
  • candid,
  • straightness,
  • faith,
  • honor,
  • truthfulness,
  • chastity,
  • justice,
  • roundness.

Antonyms for Candidness:

• n.

  • innocence
    badness, guilt, evil, wildness, sin, treacherousness, experience, corruption, blame, knowledge, impurity.
  • Other antonyms:
    diplomacy, reserve, reticence, restraint, tact, evasiveness, secretiveness, circuitousness, shyness, inhibition, dissembling, dissimulation, indirection.

Hypernym for Candidness:

• n.

  • attribute
    ingenuousness.

Hyponym for Candidness:

• n.

  • attribute
    honesty, honestness.