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candid

[kan-did]

adjective

  1. frank; outspoken; open and sincere.

    a candid critic.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward.

    a candid opinion.

  3. informal; unposed

    a candid photo.

  4. honest; impartial.

    a candid mind.

  5. Archaic.white.

  6. Archaic.clear; pure.



noun

  1. an unposed photograph.

candid

/ ˈæԻɪ /

adjective

  1. frank and outspoken

    he was candid about his dislike of our friends

  2. without partiality; unbiased

  3. unposed or informal

    a candid photograph

  4. obsolete

    1. white

    2. clear or pure

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of candid1

First recorded in 1620–30; (from French candide ) from Latin candidus “shining white,” equivalent to Ի(ŧ) “to be shining white” (akin to incense 1 ) + -idus -id 4
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of candid1

C17: from Latin candidus white, from Իŧ to be white
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Synonym Study

See frank 1.
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Example Sentences

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You create a tone that is celebratory, but also candid and sometimes critical.

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Clarke was much more candid about Slicker's night than many thought he might be.

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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.

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“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.

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In the candid, absorbing documentary, “Pee-wee as Himself,” the late Paul Reubens wants to set the record straight.

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