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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024can•did /ˈkændɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - open and sincere;
honest: a candid critic. - not posed;
informal: a candid photo.
can•did•ly, adv. can•did•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024can•did (kan′did),USA pronunciation adj. - frank;
outspoken;
open and sincere:a candid critic. - free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge;
straightforward:a candid opinion. - informal;
unposed:a candid photo. - honest;
impartial:a candid mind. - [Archaic.]white.
- [Archaic.]clear;
pure.
n. - an unposed photograph.
- Latin candidus shining white, equivalent. to cand(ēre) to be shining white (akin to incense) + -idus -id4
- French candide)
- (1620–30
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ingenuous, naive, plain. See frank.
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