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- pronunciation:
- kaen
dihd
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
without deception or concealment; honest; forthright.
She is candid about her faults.I appreciate your being candid with me.The actor's candid statements about his drug use surprised the interviewer.- synonyms:
- aboveboard, direct, downright, forthright, foursquare, frank, free-spoken, genuine, heart-to-heart, honest, open, openhearted, outspoken, sincere, straightforward
- antonyms:
- deceitful, evasive
- similar words:
- artless, bluff, blunt, bold, explicit, free, guileless, ingenuous, outright, plain-spoken, straight, unequivocal, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained
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definition 2: |
of a photograph taken of a person or people, not artificial or posed; informal.
Many of the candid photos taken at the wedding turned out better than the posed ones.- synonyms:
- casual, impromptu, informal, spontaneous, unplanned
- similar words:
- extemporaneous, improvisational, natural, unaffected, unceremonious, unprepared, unstudied
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definition 3: |
not biased; fair; just.
I felt the article gave a candid account of the incident.- synonyms:
- equitable, fair, fair-minded, honest, impartial, just, unbiased
- similar words:
- balanced, dispassionate, even, evenhanded, objective, open-minded, unprejudiced
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related words: |
barefaced, crude, genuine, outspoken, plain, raw, round, straightforward, true, truthful |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
a photograph in which the subjects are not posed.
I look ridiculous in some of these candids.- similar words:
- photo, photograph, picture, snap, snapshot
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derivations: |
candidly (adv.), candidness (n.) |
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