candid en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ˈkʰeːn.dɪd] (Australia) æ-raising
- [ˈkɛə̯n.dɪd] æ-raising, General American, Canada
- /ˈkɛn.dəd/ (New-Zealand)
- [ˈkʰæn.dɪd] (Australia)
- /ˈkeə̯n.dɪd/ æ-raising, General American, Canada
- /ˈkɛə̯n.dɪd/ æ-raising, General American, Canada
- [ˈkeə̯n.dɪd] æ-raising, General American, Canada
- [ˈkʰæn.dɪd] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation) without æ-raising
- /ˈkæn.dɪd/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation) without æ-raising
- [ˈkʰɛn.dəd] (New-Zealand)
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- /ˈkæn.dɪd/ (Australia)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-der. Proto-Italic *kandēō Latin candeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin candidusbor. English candid Borrowed from Latin candidus (“white”).
Meanings
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Impartial and free from prejudice.
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.»
2018 January 21, Oli Smith, The Sunday Express:He knew not where to look for faithful advice, efficient aid, or candid judgement.
1828, Washington Irving, A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. […], volume II, New York, N.Y.: G. & C. Carvill, […], →OCLC, book XII, page 269:
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Straightforward, open and sincere, whether people find either refreshing or distasteful.
Sam Altman, the chief executive and co-founder of OpenAI, has been ousted from his own company after its board accused him of “being not consistently candid in his communications”.
2023 November 18, Blake Montgomery, Dani Anguiano, “OpenAI fires co-founder and CEO Sam Altman for allegedly lying to company board”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:a surprisingly candid admission of guilt
My candid opinion was that it was all rubbish!
1871, A Journey to the Center of the Earth, translation of original by Jules Verne:“I know you do; and it is that which makes the wonder. With your good sense, to be so honestly blind to the follies and nonsense of others! Affectation of candour is common enough;—one meets with it everywhere. But to be candid without ostentation or design—to take the good of everybody's character and make it still better, and say nothing of the bad—belongs to you alone.[…]”
1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter IV, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 29:
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Unposed or rehearsed.
Will the introduction of supplementary flash or flood intrude on a candid picture situation or ruin the mood?
2002, Popular Photography:
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(obsolete) Bright; white.
The Box receives all Black, but, pour'd from thence, / The Stones came candid forth; the Hue of Innocence.
1717, Catcott, Samuel Croxall, John Dryden, Samuel Garth, Leonard Welsted, “Book XV”, in Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 511:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most candid | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| candider | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| more candid | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| candidest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
candid camera · uncandid · supercandid · candidness · candidity · candidly
Relateds
candle (Terms etymologically related to candid) · chandlery (Terms etymologically related to candid) · candela (Terms etymologically related to candid) · candor (Terms etymologically related to candid) · candelabrum (Terms etymologically related to candid) · chandler (Terms etymologically related to candid) · candidate (Terms etymologically related to candid) · candlepower (Terms etymologically related to candid) · candlestick (Terms etymologically related to candid)
Synonyms
nonpartisan · nonaligned · unbiased · unbiased · dispassionate · evenhanded · neuter · disinterested · unprepossessed · candid · frank · clinical · impartial · unprejudiced · point-blank · egal · outright · cold · unprejudiced · unpartial · equal · parrhesiastic · unbigoted · neutral · equitable · indistinguishing · fair-minded · objective · uninterested · indifferent · nonpartial · detached · unpartisan · nonpersonal · unreserved · fairhanded · imprejudicate
Translations (77)
de unparteiisch (impartial and free from prejudice) · fr spontané (not posed or rehearsed) · bg непредубеден (impartial and free from prejudice) · ru непредвзятый (impartial and free from prejudice) · nl eerlijk (straightforward, open and sincere) · pt sincero (not posed or rehearsed) · mk при́роден (not posed or rehearsed) · ru че́стный (straightforward, open and sincere) · cs otevřený (straightforward, open and sincere) · pt imparcial (impartial and free from prejudice) · fr sincère (straightforward, open and sincere) · gl imparcial (impartial and free from prejudice) · es franco (straightforward, open and sincere) · de vorurteilsfrei (impartial and free from prejudice) · fi puolueeton (impartial and free from prejudice) · de freimütig (straightforward, open and sincere) · th เปิดอก (straightforward, open and sincere) · ru и́скренний (straightforward, open and sincere) · he אוביקטיבי (impartial and free from prejudice) · fi suora (straightforward, open and sincere) · no oppriktig (straightforward, open and sincere) · ru открове́нный (straightforward, open and sincere) · fi välitön (not posed or rehearsed) · mk и́скрен (straightforward, open and sincere) · hu elfogulatlan (impartial and free from prejudice) · fa رک (straightforward, open and sincere) · cs přirozený (not posed or rehearsed) · fi avoin (straightforward, open and sincere) · cs přímý (impartial and free from prejudice) · bg безпристрастен (impartial and free from prejudice) · bg искрен (straightforward, open and sincere) · cs spontánní (not posed or rehearsed) · cs nepřetvařující se (not posed or rehearsed) · de unvoreingenommen (impartial and free from prejudice) · de offenherzig (straightforward, open and sincere) · mk непри́страсен (impartial and free from prejudice) · sv uppriktig (straightforward, open and sincere) · no oppriktig (not posed or rehearsed) · de nicht eingeübt (not posed or rehearsed) · nl spontaan (not posed or rehearsed) · mk е́стествен (not posed or rehearsed) · ru откры́тый (straightforward, open and sincere) · no upartisk (impartial and free from prejudice) · de geradeheraus (straightforward, open and sincere) · de spontan (not posed or rehearsed) · ru есте́ственный (not posed or rehearsed) · nl objectief (impartial and free from prejudice) · hu spontán (not posed or rehearsed) · cmn 坦率 (straightforward, open and sincere) · mk о́творен (straightforward, open and sincere) · pt cândido (straightforward, open and sincere) · cs upřímný (not posed or rehearsed) · gl franco (straightforward, open and sincere) · hu pártatlan (impartial and free from prejudice) · he כנה (straightforward, open and sincere) · de ungestellt (not posed or rehearsed) · hu véletlenszerű (not posed or rehearsed) · bg откровен (straightforward, open and sincere) · da oprigtig (straightforward, open and sincere) · mk че́сен (straightforward, open and sincere) · fi varaukseton (impartial and free from prejudice) · uk відве́ртий (straightforward, open and sincere) · nl neutraal (impartial and free from prejudice) · no fordomsfri (impartial and free from prejudice) · gl espontáneo (not posed or rehearsed) · fa منصفانه (impartial and free from prejudice) · cs upřímný (impartial and free from prejudice) · pdt frajch (straightforward, open and sincere) · fi spontaani (not posed or rehearsed) · mk беспри́страсен (impartial and free from prejudice) · bg честен (straightforward, open and sincere) · bg естествен (not posed or rehearsed) · es cándido (straightforward, open and sincere) · cs přímý (straightforward, open and sincere) · cs nestranný (impartial and free from prejudice) · nl spontaan (straightforward, open and sincere) · ru беспристрастный (impartial and free from prejudice)