candid
adjectiveGraduateELO 1,400GRECATGMAT
DEFINITION
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
WEBSTER'S 1913
White.
ETYMOLOGY
Lat candēre - shine
IN LITERATURE
“Hippias assured him there was something the matter with him. "Nothing, uncle! nothing!" said Richard, looking fiercely candid.”
— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
IN USE
“Over a ten-year period, he made 30 records for a number of labels (Atlantic, Candid, Columbia, Impulse and others).”
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