candid

[ kan-did ]

/ ˈkæn dɪd /

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adjective

frank; outspoken; open and sincere: a candid critic.

free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward: a candid opinion.

informal; unposed: a candid photo.

honest; impartial: a candid mind.

Archaic. white.

Archaic. clear; pure.

noun

an unposed photograph.

Words nearby candid

candent, candescent, candia, candice, candicidin, candid, candid camera, candida, candidate, candidate species, candide

Origin of candid

1620–30; (< French candide) < Latin candidus shining white, equivalent to cand(ēre) to be shining white (akin to incense¹) + -idus -id⁴

SYNONYMS FOR candid

1 ingenuous, naive, plain. See frank¹.

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OTHER WORDS FROM candid

can·did·ly, adverbcan·did·ness, nounpseu·do·can·did, adjectivepseu·do·can·did·ly, adverb

qua·si-can·did, adjectivequa·si-can·did·ly, adverbsub·can·did, adjectivesub·can·did·ly, adverbsub·can·did·ness, nounsu·per·can·did, adjectivesu·per·can·did·ly, adverbsu·per·can·did·ness, nounun·can·did, adjectiveun·can·did·ly, adverbun·can·did·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for candidly

“When I got there the resources were so limited,” she says, candidly.
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Norquist did, though, candidly note that, “there are outliers always willing to give a self-destructive quotation.”
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Rather explains: “I wanted to tell it as honestly and as candidly as I could with—as Lyndon Johnson used to say—the bark off.”
Dan Rather Outspoken: Still Battling CBS News|Lloyd Grove|April 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"He [Wisner] was able to talk to Mubarak candidly; he gave his best counsel to Mubarak," said one official.
White House: Nothing We Can Do about the Egypt Revolt|John Barry|February 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Bruni candidly writes of his weight struggles, which included bulimia, laxative abuse, and junk-food binges.
Frank Bruni Revealed|Nicki Gostin|August 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Here is his letter, and I hope you will tell me candidly what you think.
The Perpetual Curate|Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant
"Just one thing about that still bothers me a little, doctor," Barney said candidly.
Gone Fishing|James H. Schmitz
Candidly, love, do you like a skirt without any drapery at all?
Belford's Magazine, Vol. II, No. 3, February 1889|Various
Tell me, candidly, my dear friend, whether you have not counseled Porthos to distrust me a little?
Louise de la Valliere|Alexandre Dumas, Pere
And then when we parted she gave me her hand and said, looking at me candidly: "We shall always be together, shan't we?"
White Nights and Other Stories|Fyodor Dostoevsky

British Dictionary definitions for candidly

candid

/ (ˈkændɪd) /

adjective

frank and outspokenhe was candid about his dislike of our friends

without partiality; unbiased

unposed or informala candid photograph

obsolete

white
clear or pure

Derived forms of candid

candidly, adverbcandidness, noun

Word Origin for candid

C17: from Latin candidus white, from candēre to be white

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