English Explanatory Dictionary

candid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Impartial and free from prejudice.
  2. Straightforward, open and sincere, whether people find either refreshing or distasteful.
  3. Unposed or rehearsed.
  4. Bright; white.
noun
  1. A spontaneous or unposed photograph.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæn.dɪd/ [ˈkʰæn.dɪd] /ˈkeə̯n.dɪd/ [ˈkeə̯n.dɪd] /ˈkɛə̯n.dɪd/ [ˈkɛə̯n.dɪd] en-us-candid.ogg

Word forms

candid more candid candider most candid candidest candids

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”).

Synonyms

unbiased unprejudiced candid cold clinical detached egal equal equitable evenhanded fairhanded fair-minded disinterested dispassionate impartial imprejudicate indifferent indistinguishing neuter neutral nonaligned nonpartial nonpartisan nonpersonal objective unbigoted uninterested unpartial unpartisan unprepossessed frank parrhesiastic unreserved outright point-blank

Related words

candela candelabrum candidate candle candlepower candlestick candor chandler chandlery

Derived words

candid camera candidity candidly candidness supercandid uncandid plandid
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