candid : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: candid	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for candid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
candid adj characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" Synonym(s): blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight- from-the-shoulder informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared; "a candid photograph"; "a candid interview" openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk" Synonym(s): candid, open, heart-to-heart
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Candid \Candid\ (k[acr]n"d[icr]d), a. [F. candide (cf. It. candido), L. candidus white, fr. cand[emac]re to be of a glowing white; akin to accend[ecr]re, incend[ecr]re, to set on fire, Skr. chand to shine. Cf. {Candle}, {Incense}.] 1. White. [Obs.] The box receives all black; but poured from thence, The stones came candid* forth, the hue of innocence. --Dryden. 2. Free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge according to truth and justice, or without partiality or prejudice; fair; just; impartial; as, a candid opinion. [bd]Candid and dispassionate men.[b8] --W. Irving. 3. Open; frank; ingenuous; outspoken. Syn: Fair; open; ingenuous; impartial; just; frank; artless; unbiased; equitable. Usage: {Candid}, {Fair}, {Open}, {Frank}, {Ingenuous}. A man is fair when he puts things on a just or equitable footing; he is candid when be looks impartially on both sides of a subject, doing justice especially to the motives and conduct of an opponent; he is open and frank when he declares his sentiments without reserve; he is ingenuous when he does this from a noble regard for truth. Fair dealing; candid investigation; an open temper; a frank disposition; an ingenuous answer or declaration.