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Candid Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Candid? [adj] characterized by disconcerting 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" [adj] starkly realistic; "I have never lacked candid critics in my own ranks"-Clement Atlee [adj] openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature" [adj] informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared; "a candid photograph"; "a candid interview" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Candid: artless \| blunt \| direct \| forthright \| frank \| free-spoken \| ingenuous \| open \| outspoken \| plainspoken \| point-blank \| uncontrived \| unflattering \| unstudied Related Terms \| Find terms related to Candid: aboveboard \| accessible \| all jaw \| approachable \| artless \| ascetic \| austere \| authentic \| bald \| bare \| bluff \| blunt \| bona fide \| born yesterday \| broad \| brusque \| card-carrying \| chatty \| childlike \| common \| commonplace \| communicative \| confiding \| conversable \| conversational \| demonstrative \| detached \| dinkum \| direct \| disinterested \| dispassionate \| downright \| dry \| dull \| effusive \| equal \| equitable \| expansive \| explicit \| extroverted \| fair \| flip \| fluent \| following the letter \| forthright \| frank \| frankhearted \| free \| free hand \| free-acting \| free-going \| freehanded \| free-moving \| free-speaking \| free-spoken \| free-tongued \| gabby \| garrulous \| gassy \| genuine \| glib \| good \| gossipy \| gregarious \| guileless \| gushy \| heart-to-heart \| homely \| homespun \| honest \| honest-to-God \| impartial \| impersonal \| impromptu \| inartificial \| informal \| ingenu \| ingenuous \| innocent \| just \| lawful \| lean \| legitimate \| lifelike \| literal \| lofty \| long-winded \| loquacious \| matter-of-fact \| multiloquent \| multiloquious \| naive \| native \| natural \| naturalistic \| neat \| neutral \| newsy \| objective \| Olympian \| open \| openhearted \| original \| outgoing \| outspoken \| overtalkative \| plain \| plain-speaking \| plain-spoken \| prolix \| prosaic \| prosing \| prosy \| pure \| real \| realistic \| rightful \| round \| rustic \| scrupulous \| selfless \| self-revealing \| self-revelatory \| severe \| simon-pure \| simple \| simplehearted \| simpleminded \| simple-speaking \| sincere \| single-hearted \| single-minded \| smooth \| sober \| sociable \| spare \| Spartan \| stark \| sterling \| straight \| straightforward \| straight-out \| sure-enough \| talkative \| talky \| transparent \| true to life \| true to nature \| true to reality \| trustful \| trusting \| truthful \| unadorned \| unadulterated \| unaffected \| unartificial \| unassumed \| unassuming \| unbiased \| unbigoted \| uncalculated \| uncalculating \| unchecked \| uncolored \| unconcealed \| unconcocted \| unconstrained \| uncontrived \| uncopied \| uncounterfeited \| undeceitful \| undeceiving \| undisguised \| undisguising \| undissembled \| undissembling \| undistorted \| unequivocal \| unexaggerated \| unfabricated \| unfanciful \| unfeigned \| unfeigning \| unfictitious \| unflattering \| unguarded \| unhampered \| unimaginative \| unimagined \| unimitated \| uninfluenced \| uninvented \| unpoetical \| unprejudiced \| unpremeditated \| unpretended \| unpretending \| unpretentious \| unqualified \| unrepressed \| unreserved \| unrestrained \| unrestricted \| unreticent \| unromantic \| unsecretive \| unselfish \| unshrinking \| unsilent \| unsimulated \| unsophisticated \| unspecious \| unsuppressed \| unsuspicious \| unswayed \| unsynthetic \| unvarnished \| unwary \| upright \| verbal \| verbatim \| verbose \| veridical \| verisimilar \| voluble \| windy \| word-for-word See Also \| Candid In Webster's Dictionary \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.] The box receives all black; but poured from thence, The stones came candid forth, the hue of innocence. --Dryden. 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. 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.

Candid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Candid?

[adj] characterized by disconcerting 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"
[adj] starkly realistic; "I have never lacked candid critics in my own ranks"-Clement Atlee
[adj] openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"
[adj] informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared; "a candid photograph"; "a candid interview"

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Candid In Webster's Dictionary

\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.]

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

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.

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.

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