candid

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English

Etymology

From Latin candidus (“white”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈkæn.dɪd/

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Adjective

candid (comparative candider, superlative candidest)

1. Impartial and free from prejudice.
   • 1884, Washington Irving, The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus

     He knew not where to look for faithful advice, efficient aid, or candid judgement.

   • (Can we date this quote?) 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.
   • (Can we date this quote?) 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

Derived terms

• candid camera

Related terms

Terms etymologically related to candid

• candela
• candelabrum
• candidate

• candle
• candlepower
• candlestick

• candour
• chandler
• chandlery

Translations

impartial and free from prejudice

• Bulgarian: непредубеден (bg) (nepredubeden), безпристрастен (bg) (bezpristrasten)
• Czech: přímý (cs) m, nestranný (cs), upřímný (cs) m
• Dutch: neutraal (nl), objectief (nl)
• Finnish: puolueeton (fi)
• Hebrew: אוביקטיבי‎ (he) m (obyektivi)

• Norwegian: fordomsfri, upartisk
• Persian: منصفانه‎ (fa) (monsefaneh)
• Portuguese: imparcial (pt)
• Russian: беспристрастный (ru) (bespristrastnyj), непредвзятый (ru) (nepredvzjatyj)

straightforward, open and sincere

• Bulgarian: искрен (bg) (iskren), честен (bg) (česten), откровен (bg) (otkroven)
• Czech: přímý (cs) m, otevřený (cs) m
• Dutch: eerlijk (nl), spontaan (nl)
• French: sincère (fr)
• Hebrew: כנה‎ (he) m (kene)
• Norwegian: oppriktig

• Persian: رک‎ (fa) (rok)
• Portuguese: cândido (pt)
• Russian: открове́нный (ru) (otkrovénnyj), откры́тый (ru) (otkrýtyj), че́стный (ru) (čéstnyj), и́скренний (ru) (ískrennij)
• Spanish: franco (es) m
• Swedish: uppriktig (sv)

not posed or rehearsed

• Czech: upřímný (cs) m, nepřetvařující se, spontánní, přirozený (cs) m
• Dutch: spontaan (nl)
• French: spontané (fr)
• Hungarian: spontán (hu), véletlenszerű (hu)

• Norwegian: oppriktig
• Portuguese: sincero (pt)
• Russian: есте́ственный (ru) (jestéstvennyj)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

• French: candide (fr)
• Ido: kandida (io)

• Italian: candido (it) m

Further reading

• candid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• candid in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Noun

candid (plural candids)

1. A spontaneous or unposed photograph.

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

Translations

A spontaneous or unposed photograph

• Finnish: salakuva
• Russian: естественная (ru) (jestestvennaja) фотогра́фия (ru) f (fotográfija)