[ˈkandɪd], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- truthful and straightforward; frank
(e.g: his responses were remarkably candid)

- (of a photograph of a person) taken informally, especially without the subject's knowledge
(e.g: it is better to let the photographer mingle among the guests and take candid shots)


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Origin:
mid 17th century (in the Latin sense): from Latin candidus ‘white’. Subsequent early senses were ‘pure, innocent’, ‘unbiased’, and ‘free from malice’, hence ‘frank’ (late 17th century). Compare with candour