Both Uses of
candid
in
Northanger Abbey
- Open, candid, artless, guileless, with affections strong but simple, forming no pretensions, and knowing no disguise.
Chpt 25 *candid = honest and straightforward
- He did not address himself to an uncandid judge or a resentful heart.
Chpt 30uncandid = dishonest or insincerestandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in uncandid means not and reverses the meaning of candid. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
Definition:
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(candid as in: your candid opinion) honest and direct