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Definition of Candid
1. Adjective. Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. "A point-blank accusation"
Similar to: Direct
Derivative terms: Bluntness, Candidness, Forthrightness, Frankness, Frankness, Outspokenness
2. Adjective. Informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared. "A candid interview"
3. Adjective. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness. "A heart-to-heart talk"
Similar to: Artless, Ingenuous
Derivative terms: Candidness, Heart-to-heart, Openness
Definition of Candid
1. a. White.
Definition of Candid
1. Adjective. Impartial and free from prejudice. ¹
2. Adjective. Straightforward, open and sincere. ¹
3. Adjective. Not posed or rehearsed. ¹
4. Noun. A spontaneous or unposed photograph. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Candid
1. frank and sincere [adj -DIDER, -DIDEST] / an unposed photograph [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Candid
Literary usage of Candid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll by Robert Green Ingersoll (1901)
"It is only to the candid that man can afford to absolutely open his heart.
Most people, whenever a man is nominated for the presidency, claim that they were ..."
2. The Works of M. de Voltaire. by Voltaire (1762)
"candid*: OR, THE OPTIMIST. PART I. CHAP. I. How 'candid was brought tip in a
magnificent ... and hence I prefume he had his name of candid. ..."
3. Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century: Comprizing Biographical by John Nichols, Samuel Bentley (1812)
"ORIGIN OF THE " FREE AND candid DISQUISITIONS*, 1749;" WITH BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES
OF REV. JOHN JONES, DR. YOUNG, &c. AMONG the Letters to Dr. Birch-J- in the ..."
4. History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides (1840)
"It appears only, that he was always candid to a good administration, and might
possibly think of government, as Mr Pope has wrote: For modes of government ..."
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