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candid Definition


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candid
adj
    1. Honest and open about what one thinks; outspoken.
      Thesaurus: frank, plain-spoken, guileless, blunt, forthright, ingenuous, open, above-board, outspoken, straightforward, truthful, sincere, unequivocal; Antonym: contrived, evasive, devious, cagey.
    2. Fair and impartial.
    3. colloq
      Said of a photograph: unposed for: taken without the subject's knowledge so as to catch them unawares in an informal situation.
Derivative: candidly
adverb
    Derivative: candidness
    noun
      Etymology: 17c: from Latin candidus shining white, from candere to be white or to glisten.



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