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candid

/'kændɪd/

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adjective
openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
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"his candid eyes"

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heart-to-heart open artless ingenuous
adjective
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
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"I gave them my candid opinion"

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blunt forthright frank free-spoken outspoken plainspoken point-blank straight-from-the-shoulder direct
adjective
informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared
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"a candid photograph" "a candid interview"

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uncontrived unstudied

Examples of candid

"his candid eyes"
"I gave them my candid opinion"
"a candid photograph"
"a candid interview"