candidadj.

Brit.

/ˈkandɪd/, U.S.

/ˈkændəd/

Etymology: < Latin candidus white, glistening (also used in many figurative senses as below), < stem of candēre to be white, to glisten. Perhaps immediately < French candide, 16th cent. in Littré. (Not in Shakespeare, Bible, Cotgrave, or Cockeram 1623.)

†1. White. (Usually with reference to other meanings, or in translation from Latin.) Obsolete or archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [adjective]

whiteOE

blankc1325

blanch1330

candid1635

1635 T. Jackson Humiliation Sonne of God 296 Sending him back to Pilat in a white or candid robe.

1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Of Pythagorean Philos. in Fables 505 The Stones came candid forth: The Hue of Innocence.

1738 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses I. 54 That candid Appearance, which..does result from the Mixture of all Kinds of Colours.

1805 J. M. Good tr. Lucretius Nature of Things I. i. 298 The candid milk.

2. figurative.

†a. Splendid, illustrious; fortunate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > and splendid

wlonkOE

clear1362

wlonkfulc1400

royalc1425

imperial?1435

magnificousa1474

splendidious?a1475

triumphant1494

glorious1622

aureate1625

candid1648

splendid1653

magnifico1654

magnificent1664

dazzling1749

splendiferous1827

angeliferous1837

million-dollar1854

purple1894

colossal1895

(like) a million dollars (also bucks)1911

swell1926

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > favoured or attended by good fortune > auspicious

goodOE

fortunatec1400

luckyc1450

fortunablec1465

sonsyc1540

propitious1581

auspicate1603

auspicial1614

auspicious1616

well1633

silly1650

auspical1656

candid1715

well-omened1720

good luck1761

1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. O2 Brave men..whose Candid Actions are Writ in the Poets Endlesse-Kalendar.

1715 R. Bentley Serm. Popery 28 This candid and joyful Day.

b. Pure, clear; stainless, innocent. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > [adjective] > specifically of conduct, qualities, etc.

fairOE

unblendedc1340

unspotted1455

unviolated1555

uncorrupted1571

unattainted1597

uninfected1628

unvitiateda1637

unsullied1659

unabused1661

unadulterate1664

candid1667

unwarped1744

unspecked1781

unblenched1813

unsunned1843

unattaint1850

unsubverted1872

unsmutched1879

unshadowed1891

1667 A. Cowley To Royal Soc. ix, in T. Sprat Hist. Royal-Soc. sig. B3^v His candid Stile like a clean Stream does slide.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 72 Nor cared to make his designs..appear as candid as they were.

1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. III. ix. 197 Where does the figment touch her candid fame?

3. Free from bias; fair, impartial, just.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > rightness or justice > [adjective] > fair or equitable

evenOE

skillwisea1300

leal1352

faira1387

mensurablea1398

equal1535

squarea1616

candid1643

equable1643

equitable1646

conscionable1647

1643 J. Swan Speculum Mundi (ed. 2) To Rdr. sig. ¶4 Men of candid sinceritie will be readie..to give it a friendly welcome.

1754 Earl of Chatham Lett. to Nephew (1804) vi. 46 Keep your mind in a candid state of suspense.

1828 T. Arnold Let. in A. P. Stanley Life & Corr. T. Arnold (1844) I. v. 243 I know that your mind is entirely candid: and that no man will conduct an inquiry with more perfect fairness.

1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. ii. iii. 197 He was too candid to attribute such doubts..to wickedness of heart.

†4. ‘Free from malice; not desirous to find faults’ (Johnson); ‘gentle, courteous’ (Cotgrave); favourably disposed, favourable, kindly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective]

mildeOE

blitheOE

goodOE

well-willingOE

beina1200

goodfulc1275

blithefula1300

faira1300

benignc1320

gainc1330

sweetc1330

kinda1333

propicec1350

well-willeda1382

well-disposeda1393

well-hearteda1393

well-willinga1393

friendsomea1400

well-willya1400

charitablec1405

well-willed1417

good-heartedc1425

kindlyc1425

honeyed1435

propitious1440

affectuousc1441

willya1449

homelyc1450

benevolous1470

benigned1470

benevolent1482

favourousc1485

well-meaned1488

well-meaning1498

humanec1500

favourablec1503

affectionatea1516

well-mindedc1522

beneficial1526

propiciant1531

benignate1533

well-intendeda1535

beneficious1535

kind-hearted1535

well-given1535

affectioned1539

well-wishing1548

figgy?1549

good-meaning1549

affectedc1553

affectionated1561

well-natured1561

well-affected?1563

officious1565

well-inclined1569

good-natured1582

partial1587

graceful?1593

well-intentioned1598

beneficent1616

candid1633

kindlike1637

benefic1641

kindly-hearted1762

well-meant1765

benignanta1782

sweet-hearted1850

1633 S. Marmion Fine Compan. Ded. Candid dispositions who (in spite of malice and ignorance) dare countenance Poetry.

1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. iii. 12 To shun the censorious, and to apply our selves to such as are candid.

1718 Free-thinker No. 51. 1 Your Lectures meet with a very Candid Reception.

1733 A. Pope Ess. Man i. 15 Laugh where we must; be candid where we can.

1800 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 4 502 The candid manner in which my Communication has been treated, lays me under strong obligations.

a. Frank, open, ingenuous, straight-forward, sincere in what one says.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adjective] > frank, candid

free-hearteda1398

plain-dealing1567

plain-spoken1582

broad1588

free-spoken1606

free1611

unminced1648

unreserved1654

candid1675

above boarda1695

unmanaged1749

unprevaricating?1782

plain-speaking1787

loud-mouthing1788

bluff1808

outspoken1808

unglossing1827

straightforward1829

unwithholdinga1834

open-spoken1852

heart-to-heart1855

blunt-spoken1877

straight1894

1675 J. Ogilby Britannia Advt. We shall gratefully accept Candid Informations.

1774 O. Goldsmith Retaliation 113 Let us be candid, and speak out our mind.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. ii. 121 A..very candid account of Henry's feelings is furnished by himself.

b. ironically, in phrase candid friend: one who claims to be a friend, and, in the name of candour, speaks unpleasant things.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > unpleasantly honest friend

candid friend1798

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [noun] > frankness, straightforwardness > straightforward person

plain dealer1571

candid friend1798

1798 Anti-Jacobin 9 July 284/2 Save, save, oh! save me from the Candid Friend!

1867 Habits & Cust. Working Classes 26 Troops of friends..candid and sugar-candied.

1884 Daily News 5 Dec. 3/1 Mr. Raikes congratulated [Mr. Goschen] on being able to pose as the candid friend of the Conservative party.

c. Of a photograph or photography: unposed, informal. So candid camera, a small camera for taking informal photographs of persons, frequently without their knowledge; also attributive. Also as n., an unposed photograph.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > a photograph > [adjective] > photograph by style or subject

vignetted1867

nude1869

candid1929

pin-up1941

upskirt1994

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > camera > [noun] > general types of

box camera1828

daguerreotype1839

view camera1851

pistolgraph1859

pinhole camera1861

panoramic camera1862

pantoscopic camera1865

pistolograph1866

pantoscope1879

detective camera1881

filmograph1881

photographometera1884

photochronograph1887

snap-shooter1890

stand camera1890

tele-objective camera1891

film camera1893

magazine camera1893

panoram1893

telephoto1894

mutograph1897

tele-camera1899

telephote1903

press camera1912

reflex1922

candid camera1929

minicam1935

single-lens reflex1936

plate camera1937

magic eye1938

subminiature1947

miniature1952

all-sky camera1955

microfilmer1959

stereo-camera1959

streak camera1962

gallery camera1964

SLR1964

TLR1965

spy-camera1968

pinhole1976

multi-mode1981

digicam1989

point-and-shoot1991

1929 Graphic 11 May 265 At the foreground table, unaware of the proximity of the candid camera, will be seen Dean Inge enjoying his cigar.

1935 N.Y. Times 8 Dec. xi. 14/3 Small enough to be manipulated without attracting attention, the miniature camera as used by ‘candid camera’ hobbyists is..becoming a highly revealing adjunct of the contemporary scene.

1937 Miniat. Camera World Dec. 5/2 ‘Candid’ photography was at one time synonymous with ‘miniature’ photography.

1939 A. Huxley After Many a Summer i. iii. 31 Candid Camera portrait of the President of Consol Oil.

1946 T. Godsey Free Lance Photogr. iii. 36 He liked these ‘candids’ so well that a contract to do his new publication entirely with the miniature was the result.

1957 P. Mansfield Final Exposure i. 11 Those delightfully candid shots.

1957 P. Mansfield Final Exposure ii. 33 Candid photographs.

1957 P. Mansfield Final Exposure iv. 51 Can't you..take real candids—without people knowing?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	candid
释义	candidadj. Brit. /ˈkandɪd/, U.S. /ˈkændəd/ Etymology: < Latin candidus white, glistening (also used in many figurative senses as below), < stem of candēre to be white, to glisten. Perhaps immediately < French candide, 16th cent. in Littré. (Not in Shakespeare, Bible, Cotgrave, or Cockeram 1623.) †1. White. (Usually with reference to other meanings, or in translation from Latin.) Obsolete or archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [adjective] whiteOE blankc1325 blanch1330 candid1635 1635 T. Jackson Humiliation Sonne of God 296 Sending him back to Pilat in a white or candid robe. 1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Of Pythagorean Philos. in Fables 505 The Stones came candid forth: The Hue of Innocence. 1738 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses I. 54 That candid Appearance, which..does result from the Mixture of all Kinds of Colours. 1805 J. M. Good tr. Lucretius Nature of Things I. i. 298 The candid milk. 2. figurative. †a. Splendid, illustrious; fortunate. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > and splendid wlonkOE clear1362 wlonkfulc1400 royalc1425 imperial?1435 magnificousa1474 splendidious?a1475 triumphant1494 glorious1622 aureate1625 candid1648 splendid1653 magnifico1654 magnificent1664 dazzling1749 splendiferous1827 angeliferous1837 million-dollar1854 purple1894 colossal1895 (like) a million dollars (also bucks)1911 swell1926 the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > favoured or attended by good fortune > auspicious goodOE fortunatec1400 luckyc1450 fortunablec1465 sonsyc1540 propitious1581 auspicate1603 auspicial1614 auspicious1616 well1633 silly1650 auspical1656 candid1715 well-omened1720 good luck1761 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. O2 Brave men..whose Candid Actions are Writ in the Poets Endlesse-Kalendar. 1715 R. Bentley Serm. Popery 28 This candid and joyful Day. b. Pure, clear; stainless, innocent. archaic. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > [adjective] > specifically of conduct, qualities, etc. fairOE unblendedc1340 unspotted1455 unviolated1555 uncorrupted1571 unattainted1597 uninfected1628 unvitiateda1637 unsullied1659 unabused1661 unadulterate1664 candid1667 unwarped1744 unspecked1781 unblenched1813 unsunned1843 unattaint1850 unsubverted1872 unsmutched1879 unshadowed1891 1667 A. Cowley To Royal Soc. ix, in T. Sprat Hist. Royal-Soc. sig. B3^v His candid Stile like a clean Stream does slide. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 72 Nor cared to make his designs..appear as candid as they were. 1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. III. ix. 197 Where does the figment touch her candid fame? 3. Free from bias; fair, impartial, just. ΘΚΠ society > morality > rightness or justice > [adjective] > fair or equitable evenOE skillwisea1300 leal1352 faira1387 mensurablea1398 equal1535 squarea1616 candid1643 equable1643 equitable1646 conscionable1647 1643 J. Swan Speculum Mundi (ed. 2) To Rdr. sig. ¶4 Men of candid sinceritie will be readie..to give it a friendly welcome. 1754 Earl of Chatham Lett. to Nephew (1804) vi. 46 Keep your mind in a candid state of suspense. 1828 T. Arnold Let. in A. P. Stanley Life & Corr. T. Arnold (1844) I. v. 243 I know that your mind is entirely candid: and that no man will conduct an inquiry with more perfect fairness. 1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. ii. iii. 197 He was too candid to attribute such doubts..to wickedness of heart. †4. ‘Free from malice; not desirous to find faults’ (Johnson); ‘gentle, courteous’ (Cotgrave); favourably disposed, favourable, kindly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective] mildeOE blitheOE goodOE well-willingOE beina1200 goodfulc1275 blithefula1300 faira1300 benignc1320 gainc1330 sweetc1330 kinda1333 propicec1350 well-willeda1382 well-disposeda1393 well-hearteda1393 well-willinga1393 friendsomea1400 well-willya1400 charitablec1405 well-willed1417 good-heartedc1425 kindlyc1425 honeyed1435 propitious1440 affectuousc1441 willya1449 homelyc1450 benevolous1470 benigned1470 benevolent1482 favourousc1485 well-meaned1488 well-meaning1498 humanec1500 favourablec1503 affectionatea1516 well-mindedc1522 beneficial1526 propiciant1531 benignate1533 well-intendeda1535 beneficious1535 kind-hearted1535 well-given1535 affectioned1539 well-wishing1548 figgy?1549 good-meaning1549 affectedc1553 affectionated1561 well-natured1561 well-affected?1563 officious1565 well-inclined1569 good-natured1582 partial1587 graceful?1593 well-intentioned1598 beneficent1616 candid1633 kindlike1637 benefic1641 kindly-hearted1762 well-meant1765 benignanta1782 sweet-hearted1850 1633 S. Marmion Fine Compan. Ded. Candid dispositions who (in spite of malice and ignorance) dare countenance Poetry. 1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. iii. 12 To shun the censorious, and to apply our selves to such as are candid. 1718 Free-thinker No. 51. 1 Your Lectures meet with a very Candid Reception. 1733 A. Pope Ess. Man i. 15 Laugh where we must; be candid where we can. 1800 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 4 502 The candid manner in which my Communication has been treated, lays me under strong obligations. 5. a. Frank, open, ingenuous, straight-forward, sincere in what one says. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adjective] > frank, candid free-hearteda1398 plain-dealing1567 plain-spoken1582 broad1588 free-spoken1606 free1611 unminced1648 unreserved1654 candid1675 above boarda1695 unmanaged1749 unprevaricating?1782 plain-speaking1787 loud-mouthing1788 bluff1808 outspoken1808 unglossing1827 straightforward1829 unwithholdinga1834 open-spoken1852 heart-to-heart1855 blunt-spoken1877 straight1894 1675 J. Ogilby Britannia Advt. We shall gratefully accept Candid Informations. 1774 O. Goldsmith Retaliation 113 Let us be candid, and speak out our mind. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. ii. 121 A..very candid account of Henry's feelings is furnished by himself. b. ironically, in phrase candid friend: one who claims to be a friend, and, in the name of candour, speaks unpleasant things. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > unpleasantly honest friend candid friend1798 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [noun] > frankness, straightforwardness > straightforward person plain dealer1571 candid friend1798 1798 Anti-Jacobin 9 July 284/2 Save, save, oh! save me from the Candid Friend! 1867 Habits & Cust. Working Classes 26 Troops of friends..candid and sugar-candied. 1884 Daily News 5 Dec. 3/1 Mr. Raikes congratulated [Mr. Goschen] on being able to pose as the candid friend of the Conservative party. c. Of a photograph or photography: unposed, informal. So candid camera, a small camera for taking informal photographs of persons, frequently without their knowledge; also attributive. Also as n., an unposed photograph. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > a photograph > [adjective] > photograph by style or subject vignetted1867 nude1869 candid1929 pin-up1941 upskirt1994 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > camera > [noun] > general types of box camera1828 daguerreotype1839 view camera1851 pistolgraph1859 pinhole camera1861 panoramic camera1862 pantoscopic camera1865 pistolograph1866 pantoscope1879 detective camera1881 filmograph1881 photographometera1884 photochronograph1887 snap-shooter1890 stand camera1890 tele-objective camera1891 film camera1893 magazine camera1893 panoram1893 telephoto1894 mutograph1897 tele-camera1899 telephote1903 press camera1912 reflex1922 candid camera1929 minicam1935 single-lens reflex1936 plate camera1937 magic eye1938 subminiature1947 miniature1952 all-sky camera1955 microfilmer1959 stereo-camera1959 streak camera1962 gallery camera1964 SLR1964 TLR1965 spy-camera1968 pinhole1976 multi-mode1981 digicam1989 point-and-shoot1991 1929 Graphic 11 May 265 At the foreground table, unaware of the proximity of the candid camera, will be seen Dean Inge enjoying his cigar. 1935 N.Y. Times 8 Dec. xi. 14/3 Small enough to be manipulated without attracting attention, the miniature camera as used by ‘candid camera’ hobbyists is..becoming a highly revealing adjunct of the contemporary scene. 1937 Miniat. Camera World Dec. 5/2 ‘Candid’ photography was at one time synonymous with ‘miniature’ photography. 1939 A. Huxley After Many a Summer i. iii. 31 Candid Camera portrait of the President of Consol Oil. 1946 T. Godsey Free Lance Photogr. iii. 36 He liked these ‘candids’ so well that a contract to do his new publication entirely with the miniature was the result. 1957 P. Mansfield Final Exposure i. 11 Those delightfully candid shots. 1957 P. Mansfield Final Exposure ii. 33 Candid photographs. 1957 P. Mansfield Final Exposure iv. 51 Can't you..take real candids—without people knowing? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1633
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