I. A dazzling, glossy whiteness, a clear lustre, clearness, radiance, brightness, brilliancy, splendor, glitter, etc. (class.): “aetherius sol irrigat adsidue caelum candore recenti,” Lucr. 5, 283; 4, 232; cf. id. 2, 322: “solis candor illustrior est quam ullius ignis,” Cic. N. D. 2, 15, 40: “Lacteus hic nimio fulgons candore notatur,” id. Arat. 249 (493): “splendidissimus,” id. Rep. 6, 16, 16; cf.: “candore notabilis ipso (via lactea),” Ov. M. 1, 169: “caeli,” Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 68: “marmoreus,” Lucr. 2, 765: “nivalis,” Verg. A. 3, 538: “equi Qui candore nives anteirent,” id. ib. 12, 84: “equi candore eximio,” Suet. Aug. 64: “niveus,” Ov. M. 3, 423; and so absol. of the snow: solis aestu candor quom liquesceret, Naev. ap. Non. p. 334, 32: “simplex lanarum,” Quint. 1, 1, 5: “candore tunicarum fulgens acies,” Liv. 10, 39, 12: “milites candidā veste et paribus candore armis insignes,” id. 9, 40, 9.—
2. Of resplendent beauty of person, fairness, beauty: “fusus ille et candore mixtus rubor (in Venere Coa),” Cic. N. D. 1, 27, 75; cf. Ov. M. 3, 491; 10, 594: “candor hujus te et proceritas, voltus oculique pepulerunt,” Cic. Cael. 15, 36; Tib. 3, 4, 29; Prop. 1, 20, 45; 2 (3), 25, 41; 3 (4), 24, 8 al.; Plin. 34, 18, 54, § 176: “dentium,” id. 22, 25, 65, § 134.—In plur.: “hujus corporis,” Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 67: “ulnarum nivei marmoreique candores,” Arn. 4, 22; cf. id. 7, 20.—
B. Trop.
1. Of discourse.
a. Brilliancy, splendor: “fucatus,” Cic. Or. 23, 79.—
b. In opp. to an artificial manner, affectation (cf. candidus, II. B.), simplicity, naturalness: “T. Livius, in narrando mirae jucunditatis clarissimique candoris,” Quint. 10, 1, 101 Frotsch.; cf. Spald. ad 2, 5, 19.—
2. Of mind or character, candor, purity, integrity, sincerity, openness, frankness (poet. or in post-Aug. prose): “Si vestrum merui candore favorem,” Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 53: “animi,” id. ib. 3, 6, 7; 2, 467; id. H. 4, 32; id. P. 2, 5, 5; 3, 4, 13; Phaedr. 3, prol. 63: “justus sine mendacio,” Vell. 2, 116, 5: “tua simplicitas, tua veritas, tuus candor!” Plin. Pan. 84.—