candid
pronunciation
How to pronounce candid in British English:
UK [ˈkændɪd]
How to pronounce candid in American English:
US [ˈkændɪd]
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- Adjective:
- characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
- informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared
- openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
- starkly realistic
Word Origin
- candid
- candid: [17] Originally, candid meant simply ‘white’; its current sense ‘frank’ developed metaphorically via ‘pure’ and ‘unbiased’. English acquired the word, probably through French candide, from Latin candidum, a derivative of the verb candēre ‘be white, glow’ (which is related to English candle, incandescent, and incense).The derived noun candour is 18th-century in English. Candida, the fungus which causes the disease thrush, got its name from being ‘white’. And in ancient Rome, people who were standing for election wore white togas; they were thus called candidāti, whence English candidate [17].=> candidate, candle, incandescent, incense
- candid (adj.)
- 1620s, "white," from Latin candidum "white; pure; sincere, honest, upright," from candere "to shine," from PIE root *kand- "to glow, to shine" (see candle). In English, metaphoric extension to "frank" first recorded 1670s (compare French candide "open, frank, ingenuous, sincere"). Of photography, 1929. Related: Candidly; candidness.
Example
- 1. To be candid , I don 't like your hairstyle .
- 2. Our discussions were candid and forthright .
- 3. Evergreen , in announcing its move to china , was unusually candid about its motives .
- 4. Ask other people for their candid opinion .
- 5. No us policymaker has been so candid .