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candid
[kan-did]
adjective
frank; outspoken; open and sincere.
a candid critic.
Synonyms: , , ,free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward.
a candid opinion.
a candid photo.
a candid mind.
Archaic.white.
Archaic.clear; pure.
noun
an unposed photograph.
candid
/ ˈæԻɪ /
adjective
frank and outspoken
he was candid about his dislike of our friends
without partiality; unbiased
unposed or informal
a candid photograph
obsolete
white
clear or pure
Other 51Թ Forms
- candidly adverb
- candidness noun
- pseudocandid adjective
- quasi-candid adjective
- subcandid adjective
- supercandid adjective
- uncandid adjective
- ˈԻ徱Ա noun
- ˈԻ徱 adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of candid1
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Example Sentences
You create a tone that is celebratory, but also candid and sometimes critical.
Clarke was much more candid about Slicker's night than many thought he might be.
About his famous confidence when seated face-to-face with intimidating subjects — one interview was with Albert Speer, Hitler’s chief architect and minister of armaments — Ophuls was characteristically candid and self-effacing.
“For some reason, people sitting in front of their computer screens on the Zoom are even more candid and forthcoming about how they feel,” Wallace said.
In the candid, absorbing documentary, “Pee-wee as Himself,” the late Paul Reubens wants to set the record straight.
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