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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Candid \Can*did\ (k[a^]n"d[i^]d), a. [F. candide (cf. It candido), L. candidus white, fr cand[=e]re to be of a glowing white; akin to accend[e^]re, incend[e^]re, 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. 3. Open frank; ingenuous; outspoken. Syn: Fair; open ingenuous; impartial; just frank; artless; unbiased; equitable. Usage: {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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: candid adj 1: characterized by disconcerting directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: {blunt}, {forthright}, {frank}, {free-spoken}, {outspoken}, {plainspoken}, {point-blank}] 2: informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared; "a candid photograph"; "a candid interview" 3: openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature" [syn: {open}] 4: starkly realistic; "I have never lacked candid critics in my own ranks"-Clement Atlee
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