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Webster 1913 Edition


Candid

Can-did

(kăn′dĭd)
,
Adj.
[F.
candide
(cf. It.
candido
), L.
candidus
white, fr.
candēre
to be of a glowing white; akin to ac
cendĕre
, in
cendĕre
, to set on fire, Skr.
chand
to shine. Cf.
Candle
,
Incense
.]
1.
White.
[Obs.]
The box receives all black; but poured from thence,
The stones came
candid
forth, the hue of innocence.
Dryden.
2.
Free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge according to truth and justice, or without partiality or prejudice; fair; just; impartial;
as, a
candid
opinion
.
Candid and dispassionate men.”
W. Irving.
Syn. – Fair; open; ingenuous; impartial; just; frank; artless; unbiased; equitable.
Candid
,
Fair
,
Open
,
Frank
,
Ingenuous
. A man is fair when he puts things on a just or equitable footing; he is candid when be looks impartially on both sides of a subject, doing justice especially to the motives and conduct of an opponent; he is open and frank when he declares his sentiments without reserve; he is ingenuous when he does this from a noble regard for truth. Fair dealing; candid investigation; an open temper; a frank disposition; an ingenuous answer or declaration.

Webster 1828 Edition


Candid

CANDID

,
Adj.
1.
White.
2.
Fair; open; frank; ingenuous; free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge according to truth and justice, or without partiality or prejudice; applied to persons.
3.
Fair; just; impartial; applied to things; as a candid view, or construction.

Definition 2024


candid

candid

English

Adjective

candid (comparative candider, superlative candidest)

  1. Impartial and free from prejudice.
    (Can we date this quote?) he knew not where to look for faithful advice, efficient aid, or candid judgement. — Washington Irving — The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (1884)
  2. Straightforward, open and sincere.
    (Can we date this quote?) My candid opinion was that it was all rubbish! — Jules Verne — A Journey To The Center Of The Earth
  3. Not posed or rehearsed.
    (Can we date this quote?) will the introduction of supplementary flash or flood intrude on a candid picture situation or ruin the mood? — Popular Photography (2002)

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  • 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.

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