candid.
Impartial and free from prejudice.
Meaning & usage
Impartial and free from prejudice.
Straightforward, open and sincere, whether people find either refreshing or distasteful.
a surprisingly candid admission of guilt
Unposed or rehearsed.
Bright; white.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-der. Proto-Italic *kandēō Latin candeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin candidusbor. English candid Borrowed from Latin candidus (“white”).
A spontaneous or unposed photograph.
His portraits looked stiff and formal but his candids showed life being lived.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-der. Proto-Italic *kandēō Latin candeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin candidusbor. English candid Borrowed from Latin candidus (“white”).
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