candid

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  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”Synonyms: bluntforthrightfrankfree-spokenoutspokenplainspokenpoint-blankstraight-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”Synonyms: openheart-to-heart
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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