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candid
[ kan-did ]
adjective
- frank; outspoken; open and sincere:
a candid critic.
Synonyms: plain, straightforward, guileless, ingenuous
- 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
/ ˈkændɪd /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈcandidness, noun
- ˈcandidly, adverb
Other Words From
- can·did·ly adverb
- can·did·ness noun
- pseu·do·can·did adjective
- qua·si-can·did adjective
- sub·can·did adjective
- su·per·can·did adjective
- un·can·did adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of candid1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Stewart has broken his silence about “the rumor” in a startling and candid new essay for The Players’ Tribune, a site founded by Derek Jeter that offers athletes “a platform to connect directly with their fans, in their own words.”
Partly due to her plain-spoken and candid interviewing style, Williams was able to easily transition from the airwaves to daytime television and managed to still make quite an impact on listeners, who have since become viewers, everywhere.
We still are very candid about having work to do, but we’ve come a long, long way.
If you’re already engaged with an agency, be prepared to have open and candid conversations about your needs and understand that some of those needs may not be able to be accommodated by the agency.
Hardy, feeling similarly at the time, said the song “just sort of fell out” of them, and they didn’t hold back with candid lyrics.
Even though we were running late, Scott was jovial and candid in his conversation.
In a candid interview, she compares the brutality of life in North Korea to the Holocaust.
It was refreshingly candid, but not necessarily theologically sound or comforting to Christian voters.
I soon saw why and could not resist sneaking a few candid shots.
He had always come up with solutions that were at once simple and elegant, while he himself would be both candid and reasonable.
Tell Lady Maude the candid truth, and take shame and blame to yourself, as you deserve.
In spite of all the sneers of infidels, the candid reader finds the divine record sublime in its simplicity.
No candid observer will deny that whatever of good there is in our civilization is the product of the gospel.
She was, to be candid, knitting an afghan against an interesting event which involved a friend of hers.
No,” answered the Reverend Frank with a candid smile, “I saw no shepherds run past here.
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