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candid

[ kan-did ]

adjective

  1. frank; outspoken; open and sincere:

    a candid critic.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward:

    a candid opinion.

  3. a candid photo.

  4. a candid mind.

  5. Archaic. white.
  6. Archaic. clear; pure.


noun

  1. an unposed photograph.

candid

/ ˈ°ìæ²Ô»åɪ»å /

adjective

  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.
    1. white
    2. clear or pure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¦²¹²Ô»å¾±»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ³¦²¹²Ô»å¾±»å±ô²â, adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of candid1

First recorded in 1620–30; (from French candide ) from Latin candidus “shining white,†equivalent to ³¦²¹²Ô»å(ŧ°ù±ð) “to be shining white†(akin to incense 1 ) + -idus -id 4
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of candid1

C17: from Latin candidus white, from ³¦²¹²Ô»åŧ°ù±ð to be white
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Synonym Study

See frank 1.
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Mr Ricks said he delivered some "candid" comments to senior ministers including the Prime Minister, Health Secretary and Business Secretary.

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In 2020, he published his memoir, “I’m Your Huckleberry,†a raw and candid journey through the extremes of his life.

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“I always thought the right overstated how judgmental my party was, and I’ll be candid with you, I have a deeper understanding now of that critique than I ever, ever, ever understood.â€

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But that changed with the publication of his candid memoir in 2003, a time in his life when, as he told the New York Times, he no longer had “an image to defend.â€

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With "Yoko," Sheff eschews “filtered idealization†in favor of crafting Ono’s biography with all of the artist’s foibles and failures in candid relief.

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