candid

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Honest and open, saying what you really think even when it is uncomfortable.

   She gave a candid account of her mistakes during the interview.

2. 2
   adj

   (of a photo) Taken naturally, without the subject posing.

   My favourite picture is a candid shot of the children laughing.

3. 3
   noun

   A natural, unposed photograph.

   His portraits looked stiff, but his candids showed real life.

4. 4
   adj

   Fair and free from prejudice.

   He longed for one truly candid judgement of his work.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-der. Proto-Italic *kandēō Latin candeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Latin -idus Latin candidusbor. English candid Borrowed from Latin candidus (“white”).

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