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candid definition

can·did (kandid)

adjective

  1. free from prejudice or bias; fair; just; impartial
  2. very honest or frank in what one says or writes
  3. unposed and informal a candid photograph
  4. Archaic
    1. white
    2. pure

Etymology: L candidus, white, pure, sincere < candere: see candescent

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