candidness
Speaking without filter
Candidness is the quality of being open, honest, and direct in expression.
It suggests a willingness to speak truthfully even when the truth might be uncomfortable: I appreciated her candidness about my chances of getting the job.
The word overlaps almost completely with candor, which is more common.
Direct, unguarded honesty
- bluntnessFrank, unvarnished manner
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
- straightforwardnessQuality of being direct
- plainspokennessUnadorned directness in speech
outspokenness · explicitness · plainness · point-blank · unvarnished · guilelessness · artlessness · ingenuousness
Truthfulness, sincerity
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- genuinenessQuality of being real
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
openheartedness · heartfelt · veracity · integrity · trustworthiness · earnestness · realness · unaffectedness
Quality of being accessible
- sharingDividing among others
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- expressivenessAbility to convey emotion
- transparencyState of being see-through
self-revelation · confessional · intimacy · unguarded · baring · raw · exposed · uninhibited
frankness
Direct, unguarded honesty
- bluntnessFrank, unvarnished manner
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
- straightforwardnessQuality of being direct
plainspokenness · outspokenness · explicitness · plainness · point-blank · unvarnished · guilelessness · artlessness · ingenuousness · freeness
honesty
Truthfulness, sincerity
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- genuinenessQuality of being real
sincerity · openheartedness · heartfelt · veracity · integrity · trustworthiness · earnestness · realness · unaffectedness · unpretentiousness
openness
Quality of being accessible
- sharingDividing among others
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- expressivenessAbility to convey emotion
transparency · self-revelation · confessional · intimacy · unguarded · baring · raw · exposed · uninhibited · forthcoming
candidnessevasiveness
Tendency to avoid directness
indirection · circuitousness · obliqueness · equivocation · hedging
candidnessdishonesty
Disposition toward falsehood
deceptiveness · dissembling · dissimulation · duplicity · hypocrisy
candidnesssecretiveness
Inclination to conceal
reticence · reserve · guardedness · closedness · caginess