Candid

Candid
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.] [1913 Webster]

The box receives all black; but poured from thence, The stones came candid forth, the hue of innocence. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]


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  • candid — 1620s, white, from L. candidum white; pure; sincere, honest, upright, from candere to shine, from PIE root *kand to glow, to shine (see CANDLE (Cf. candle)). In English, metaphoric extension to frank first recorded 1670s (Cf. Fr. candide open,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • candid — open, *frank, plain Analogous words: truthful, veracious (see corresponding nouns at TRUTH): *fair, dispassionate, impartial, unbiased, just: *sincere: honest, scrupulous, *upright Antonyms: evasive Contrasted words: * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • candid — [adj] honest aboveboard, bluff, blunt, equal, equitable, fair, forthright, frank, free, frontal, genuine, guileless, impartial, ingenuous, just, objective, open, outspoken, plain, right up front*, scrupulous, sincere, straightforward, talking… …   New thesaurus

  • candid — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ truthful and straightforward; frank. DERIVATIVES candidly adverb candidness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense white : from Latin candidus white …   English terms dictionary

  • candid — adjective Etymology: French & Latin; French candide, from Latin candidus bright, white, from candēre to shine, glow; akin to Welsh can white, Sanskrit candati it shines Date: 1606 1. white < candid flames > 2. free from bias, prejudice, or malice …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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