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candid

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can·did

   [kan-did]
–adjective
1.
frank; outspoken; open and sincere: a candid critic.
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
7.
an unposed photograph.
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Origin:
1620–30; (< F candide) < L candidus shining white, equiv. to cand(ēre) to be shining white (akin to incense) + -idus -id4

—Related forms
can·did·ly, adverb
can·did·ness, noun
pseu·do·can·did, adjective
pseu·do·can·did·ly, adverb
quasi-candid, adjective
qua·si-can·did·ly, adverb
sub·can·did, adjective
sub·can·did·ly, adverb
sub·can·did·ness, noun
su·per·can·did, adjective
su·per·can·did·ly, adverb
su·per·can·did·ness, noun
un·can·did, adjective
un·can·did·ly, adverb
un·can·did·ness, noun

—Synonyms
1. ingenuous, naive, plain. See frank.

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candid (ˈkændɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
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
 a.  white
 b.  clear or pure
 
[C17: from Latin candidus white, from candēre to be white]
 
'candidly
 
—adv
 
'candidness
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

candid
1620s, "white," from L. candidum "white; pure; sincere, honest, upright," from candere "to shine," from PIE base *kand- "to glow, to shine" (see candle). In English, metaphoric extension to "frank" first recorded 1670s (cf. Fr. candide "open, frank, ingenuous, sincere"). Of photography, 1929. Related: Candidly.
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