All 5 Uses
candid
in
The Importance of Being Earnest
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- Personally, darling, to speak quite candidly, I don't much care about the name of Ernest.
Act 1 *candidly = with honesty and directness
- You are not going to be invited ...I may tell you candidly that the place is not in Shropshire.†
Act 1
- In fact, if I may speak candidly Cecily.†
Act 2
- I think that whenever one has anything unpleasant to say, one should always be quite candid.†
Act 2
- Well, to speak with perfect candour, Cecily, I wish that you were fully forty-two, and more than usually plain for your age.†
Act 2candour = honesty and directnessunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use candor.
Definitions:
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(1)
(candid as in: your candid opinion) honest and direct
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(2)
(candid as in: a candid photograph) unposed -- typically said of a photograph
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)