candid

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /ˈkæn.dɪd/

Adjective

candid (comparative candider, superlative candidest)

1. Impartial and free from prejudice.
   • 2018, 21 January, Oli Smith, in The Sunday Express

     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. Straightforward, open and sincere.
   • Jules Verne, A Journey To The Center Of The Earth

     My candid opinion was that it was all rubbish!

3. Not posed or rehearsed.
   • 2002, Popular Photography

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

Synonyms

• frank, open, parrhesiastic, sincere, unreserved

Translations

• German: unvoreingenommen, vorurteilsfrei, unparteiisch
• Portuguese: imparcial
• Russian: беспристрастный

Translations

• French: sincère
• German: freimütig, offenherzig, geradeheraus
• Portuguese: cândido
• Russian: открове́нный
• Spanish: franco

Translations

• French: spontané
• German: ungestellt, spontan, nicht eingeübt
• Portuguese: sincero
• Russian: есте́ственный

Noun

candid (plural candids)

1. A spontaneous or unposed photograph.

   His portraits looked stiff and formal but his candids showed life being lived.

Translations

• Russian: естественная

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