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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion;
- Example: "blunt talking and straight shooting"
- Example: "a blunt New England farmer"
- Example: "I gave them my candid opinion"
- Example: "forthright criticism"
- Example: "a forthright approach to the problem"
- Example: "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"
- Example: "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"
- Example: "plainspoken and to the point"
- Example: "a point-blank accusation"
[syn: blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder]

2. informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared;
- Example: "a candid photograph"
- Example: "a candid interview"

3. openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness;
- Example: "his candid eyes"
- Example: "an open and trusting nature"
- Example: "a heart-to-heart talk"
[syn: candid, open, heart-to-heart]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.]
      [1913 Webster]

            The box receives all black; but poured from thence,
            The stones came candid forth, the hue of innocence.
                                                  --Dryden.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
          [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

candid
    adj 1: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without
           subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight
           shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my
           candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright
           approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and
           you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be
           outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the
           point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: blunt,
           candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken,
           outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-
           from-the-shoulder]
    2: informal or natural; especially caught off guard or
       unprepared; "a candid photograph"; "a candid interview"
    3: openly straightforward and direct without reserve or
       secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting
       nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk" [syn: candid, open,
       heart-to-heart]