Definition of candid

"candid" in the adjective sense

1. blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder

characterized by directness in manner or speech without subtlety or evasion

"blunt talking and straight shooting"

"a blunt New England farmer"

"I gave them my candid opinion"

"forthright criticism"

"a forthright approach to the problem"

"tell me what you think

2. candid

informal or natural especially caught off guard or unprepared

"a candid photograph"

"a candid interview"

3. candid, open, heart-to-heart

openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

"his candid eyes"

"an open and trusting nature"

"a heart-to-heart talk"

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Quotations for candid

Save me from the candid friend. [ George Canning ]

Laugh where we must, be candid where we can,
But vindicate the ways of God to man. [ Pope ]

Blame where you must, be candid where you can,
And be each critic the good-natured man. [ Goldsmith ]

I can promise to be candid, but I cannot promise to be impartial. [ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ]

Whenever one has anything unpleasant to say one should always be quite candid. [ Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest ]

The world takes, from even the most candid heart, the freshness of faith and generosity. [ George Sand ]

Open, candid, and generous, his heart was the constant companion of his hand, and his tongue the artless index of his mind. [ George Canning ]

candid in Scrabble®

The word candid is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters candid:

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candid in Words With Friends™

The word candid is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters candid:

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Words within the letters of candid

2 letter words in candid (5 words)

3 letter words in candid (8 words)

4 letter words in candid (1 word)

5 letter words in candid (2 words)

6 letter words in candid (1 word)

candid + 1 blank (1 word)

Words containing the sequence candid

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Words that end with candid (1 word)

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