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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 |
adverb + (adj.)candid
brutally, completely, disarmingly, entirely, equally, extremely, fully, less, painfully, perfectly, quite, relatively, remarkably, somewhat, surprisingly, totally, uncomfortably, unusually, very
(adj.)candid
+ noun
account,
admission,
advice,
answer,
appraisal,
assessment,
autobiography,
boss,
camera,
comment,
commentary,
confession,
conversation,
dialogue,
disclosure,
discussion,
evaluation,
exchange,
explanation,
feedback,
footage,
glimpse,
interview,
investigator,
look,
observation,
opinion,
photographer,
portrait,
portraiture,
presentation,
reception,
reflection,
remark,
response,
session,
shot,
snapshot,
spectator,
statement,
suggestion,
talk,
testimony,
vacation
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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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