Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Candid"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Candid \Can*did\ (k[a^]n"d[i^]d), a. [F. candide (cf. It.
candido), L. candidus white, fr. cand[=e]re to be of a
glowing white; akin to accend[e^]re, incend[e^]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.
``Candid and dispassionate men.'' --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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
candid
adj 1: characterized by disconcerting 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" [syn: {blunt}, {forthright}, {frank}, {free-spoken},
{outspoken}, {plainspoken}, {point-blank}]
2: informal or natural; especially caught off guard or
unprepared; "a candid photograph"; "a candid interview"
3: openly straightforward and direct without reserve or
secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting
nature" [syn: {open}]
4: starkly realistic; "I have never lacked candid critics in my
own ranks"-Clement Atlee
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