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candid

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can⋅did

  [kan-did]
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–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.
Origin:
1620–30; (< F candide) < L candidus shining white, equiv. to cand(ēre) to be shining white (akin to incense ) + -idus -id 4

Related forms:
can⋅did⋅ly, adverb
can⋅did⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. ingenuous, naive, plain. See frank.
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can·did   (kān'dĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Free from prejudice; impartial.

  2. Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward: In private, I gave them my candid opinion. See Synonyms at frank1.

  3. Not posed or rehearsed: a candid snapshot.

n.  An unposed informal photograph.

[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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