candidness
dɪd 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.
noun
7.
an unposed photograph.
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Origin:
1620–30; (< French candide) < Latin candidus shining white, equivalent to cand(ēre) to be shining white (akin to incense) + -idus -id4
1620–30; (< French candide) < Latin candidus shining white, equivalent 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
qua·si-can·did, 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
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candid (ˈkændɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| candid (ˈkændɪd) | |
| —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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