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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
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
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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