candid

English

Etymology

From Latin candidus (“white”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkæn.dɪd/ X-SAMPA: /"k{n.dId/

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Adjective

candid (comparative more candid, superlative most candid)

1. Impartial and free from prejudice.

   (Can we date this quote?) he knew not where to look for faithful advice, efficient aid, or candid judgement. — Washington Irving — The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus

2. Straightforward, open and sincere.

   (Can we date this quote?) My candid opinion was that it was all rubbish! — Jules Verne — A Journey To The Center Of The Earth

3. Not posed or rehearsed.

   (Can we date this quote?) will the introduction of supplementary flash or flood intrude on a candid picture situation or ruin the mood? — Popular Photography (2002)

Synonyms

• frank
• open
• parrhesiastic
• sincere
• unreserved

Related terms

• candelabrum
• candela
• candidate
• candle
• candlepower
• candlestick
• candour
• chandler
• chandlery

Translations

impartial and free from prejudice

• Bulgarian: непредубеден (bg) (nepredubeden), безпристрастен (bg) (bezpristrasten)
• Dutch: neutraal (nl), objectief (nl)
• Finnish: puolueeton (fi)

• Hebrew: אוביקטיבי (he) (obyektivi) m
• Norwegian: fordomsfri, upartisk
• Russian: беспристрастный (ru) (bespristrastnyj), непредвзятый (ru) (nepredvzjatyj)

straightforward, open and sincere

• Bulgarian: искрен (bg) (iskren), честен (bg) (česten), откровен (bg) (otkroven)
• Dutch: eerlijk (nl), spontaan (nl)
• Hebrew: כנה (he) (kene) m
• Norwegian: oppriktig

• Russian: откровенный (ru) (otkrovennyj), открытый (ru) (otkrytyj), честный (ru) (čestnyj), искренний (ru) (iskrennij)
• Spanish: franco (es) m
• Swedish: uppriktig (sv)

not posed or rehearsed

• Dutch: spontaan (nl)
• Norwegian: oppriktig

• Russian: естественный (ru) (jestestvennyj)

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Translations to be checked

• French: candide

• Ido: kandida
• Italian: candido m

External links

• candid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• candid in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Noun

candid (plural candids)

1. A spontaneous or unposed photograph.

   His portraits looked stiff and formal but his candids showed life being lived.

Translations

A spontaneous or unposed photograph

• Russian: естественная (ru) (jestestvennaja) фотография (ru) (fotografija) f