CANDID

blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder

(adjective) characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; “blunt talking and straight shooting”; “a blunt New England farmer”; “I gave them my candid opinion”; “forthright criticism”; “a forthright approach to the problem”; “tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank”; “it is possible to be outspoken without being rude”; “plainspoken and to the point”; “a point-blank accusation”

candid, open, heart-to-heart

(adjective) openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; “his candid eyes”; “an open and trusting nature”; “a heart-to-heart talk”

candid

(adjective) informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared; “a candid photograph”; “a candid interview”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

candid (comparative candider, )

Impartial and free from prejudice.

Straightforward, open and sincere.

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Not posed or rehearsed.

Synonyms

• frank, open, parrhesiastic, sincere, unreserved

Noun

candid (plural candids)

A spontaneous or unposed photograph.

Source: Wiktionary

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Can*did, a. Etym: [F. candide (cf. It. candido), L. candidus white, fr. candëre to be of a glowing white; akin to accend, incend, to set on fire, Skr. chand to shane. Cf. Candle, Incense.]

1. White. [Obs.] The box receives all black; but poured from thence, The stones came candid forth, the hue of innocence. Dryden.

2. Free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge according to truth and justice, or without partiality or prejudice; fair; just; impartial; as, a candid opinion. "Candid and dispassionate men." W. Irving.

3. Open; frank; ingenuous; outspoken.

Syn.

– Fair; open; ingenuous; impartial; just; frank; artless; unbiased; equitable.

– Candid, Fair, Open, Frank, Ingenuous. A man is fair when he puts things on a just or equitable footing; he is candid when be looks impartially on both sides of a subject, doing justice especially to the motives and conduct of an opponent; he is open and frank when he declares his sentiments without reserve; he is ingenuous when he does this from a noble regard for truth. Fair dealing; candid investigation; an open temper; a frank disposition; an ingenuous answer or declaration.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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