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candid
What does candid mean?
candid (adjective): straightforward, open and sincere, whether people find either refreshing or distasteful.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use candid in a sentence?
- His candid eyes. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce candid?
/ˈkændəd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does candid come from?
Borrowed from Latin candidus (“white”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “candid” mean?
exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate
Not quite: that's what excessive means.
enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something
Not quite: that's what avid means.
straightforward, open and sincere, whether people find either refreshing or distasteful
Right! That's what “candid” means.
deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal
Not quite: that's what anomalous means.
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