candid

Meaning

1. Impartial and free from prejudice.
2. Straightforward, open and sincere, whether people find either refreshing or distasteful.
3. Unposed or rehearsed.
4. Bright; white.
5. A spontaneous or unposed photograph.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-der. Proto-Italic *kandēō Latin candeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin candidusbor. English candid Borrowed from Latin candidus (“white”).

Related words

Descendant words

• cándido(Spanish) (cog)

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