|
| can·did [ kándid ] |
adjective |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. honest: honest or direct in a way that people find either refreshing or distasteful
  a surprisingly candid admission
|
2. photographed informally: photographed or filmed without the subject knowing or having the opportunity to prepare or pose
a candid documentary
|
noun (plural can·dids) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
unposed photograph: an unposed and informal photograph of a person or group
|
| [Mid-17th century. Directly or via French candide "guileless" < Latin candidus "white, shining" < candere "be white"] |
|
| can·did·ly adverb |
| can·did·ness noun |
|
