candid

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Impartial and free from prejudice.

   • He knew not where to look for faithful advice, efficient aid, or candid judgement.
   • Asked about the Brexit vote, the candid president told Marr: «I am not the one to judge or comment on the decision of your people.»
2. 2

   Straightforward, open and sincere, whether people find either refreshing or distasteful.

   • a surprisingly candid admission of guilt
   • My candid opinion was that it was all rubbish!
3. 3

   Unposed or rehearsed.

   • Will the introduction of supplementary flash or flood intrude on a candid picture situation or ruin the mood?
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   1. 4

      Bright

      Bright; white.

      • The Box receives all Black, but, pour'd from thence, / The Stones came candid forth; the Hue of Innocence.
   2. 5

      A spontaneous or unposed photograph.

      • His portraits looked stiff and formal but his candids showed life being lived.
      • When he held the Guild Chair, the office walls were not, as they are now, festooned with orchestrated candids of Chancre and municipal burghers, Chancre herding his porcine family in their Sunday best.

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