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Definition
honest and directMuch more rarely, candid can describe a photograph as unposed.
- Don't worry about my feelings. I'd like your candid opinion.
candid = honest and direct
- My candid opinion is that their team is much better than ours, but an upset isn't impossible.
- It was called "The Economic Stability Bill," but a more candid name might have been "The Protect Established Businesses from Competition Bill."
- a candid interview
- a candid photograph
- To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.Thomas Jefferson -- The Declaration of Independence
- It was candid, even brutal, in its assessment of the situation.Orson Scott Card -- Red Prophet
- ...with full candor, hiding no faults and pretending no virtues.Orson Scott Card -- Ender's Game
- I'd like to hear your candid assessment.Henry H. Neff -- The Maelstrom
- "I lied," Magnus admitted candidly.Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones
- He'd learned long ago that candor can jump back on you with teeth.Nora Roberts -- Summer Pleasures
- Excuse me for speaking so very candidly, but as this is intended only for ourselves, I do not see why I should weigh my words.Alexandre Dumas -- The Count of Monte Cristo
- After all, this was the expression of some sort of belief; it had candor, it had conviction,Joseph Conrad -- Heart of Darkness
- He had confronted the problem head-on . . . truthful, candid, shining like an example to all.Dan Brown -- Angels & Demons
- The candor of Mrs. Pontellier's admission greatly pleased Mademoiselle Reisz.Kate Chopin -- The Awakening
- In a candid moment, his instructor had told the troops that they had little chance of prevailing against someone much bigger,Mark Helprin -- A Soldier of the Great War
- It deals candidly with emotion, and, unlike other children's shows, tells children that it's okay not to be happy all of the time.Malcolm Gladwell -- The Tipping Point
- tell me your candid opinionFyodor Dostoyevsky -- Crime and Punishment
- my poor little reputation, such as it is, will suffer shipwreck if I am so candid.Arthur Conan Doyle -- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- What she says has the ring of truth; her manner is candid and sincere; and yet I can't shake the suspicion that, in some way I cannot put my finger on, she is lying to me.Margaret Atwood -- Alias Grace
candid = honest and direct
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candor = honesty and directness
candid = honest and direct
candidly = with honesty and directness
candor = direct honesty
candidly = honestly and directly
candor = honesty and directness
candid = directly with honesty
candor = honesty and directness
candid = honest and direct
candidly = with honesty and directness
candid = honest and direct
candid = honest and direct
candid = honest and direct