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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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can·did (kān'dĭd) adj.
[Latin candidus, glowing, white, pure, guileless, from candēre, to shine; see kand- in Indo-European roots.] can'did·ly adv., can'did·ness n. |
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Candid
Can*did\ (k[a^]n"d[i^]d), a. [F. candide (cf. It. candido), L. candidus white, fr. cand[=e]re to be of a glowing white; akin to accend[e^]re, incend[e^]re, to set on fire, Skr. chand to shine. 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. Usage: 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.
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Language Translation for : candid
Spanish:
franco, sincero, cándido,
German:
aufrichtig,
Japanese:
率直な
candid
1630, from L. candidum "white, pure, sincere," from candere "to shine," from PIE base *kand- "to glow, to shine" (see candle). Metaphoric extension to "frank" first recorded 1675. Of photography, 1929.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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