I. ˈkandə̇d also -ˈaa- adjective
( sometimes -er/-est )
Etymology: French & Latin; French candide, from Latin candidus white, bright, from candēre to shine, be white; akin to Late Greek kandaros ember, Sanskrit candra shining, moon
1. : white
a welding blast of candid flame — E.C.Stedman
2. : free from bias, prejudice, or malice : marked by concern for truth and justice : fairly disposed : disinterested , fair , just
in the back of his candid mind he knew that … the charges against him were true — Irwin Edman
3. archaic : free from stain : clear , pure
4.
a. : marked by honest sincere expression : uttered or given out as fair and unbiased : free from expedient reservation and modification
to tell you my private and candid opinion … I think he's a man from the other camp — James Joyce
b. : indicating or suggesting sincere honesty and absence of deception and duplicity
his candid eyes took on an expression of genuine sympathy — Archibald Marshall
c. : performed, expressed, or acknowledged without concealment or reservation
her eyes burning with a candid excitement — Edith Wharton
d. : disposed to criticize severely : blunt , forthright
as a leader … I have never lacked candid critics in my own ranks — Clement Attlee
5. : relating to photography or other presentation or recording of subjects acting naturally, informally, or spontaneously without being posed, rehearsed, or inhibited
a candid picture
a candid microphone interview
— see candid camera
Synonyms: see frank
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: by shortening
: a candid photograph