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candid

adjectiveGraduateELO 1,400GRECATGMAT
DEFINITION

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

WEBSTER'S 1913

White.

ETYMOLOGY

Lat candēre - shine

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
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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