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candid
English
Etymology
From Latin candidus (“white”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, General American) IPA(key): /?kæn.d?d/
Adjective
candid (comparative candider, superlative candidest)
- Impartial and free from prejudice.
- 21 January 2018, Oli Smith, in The Sunday Express
- Asked about the Brexit vote, the candid president told Marr: «I am not the one to judge or comment on the decision of your people.»
- 21 January 2018, Oli Smith, in The Sunday Express
- Straightforward, open and sincere.
- 1871, unknown translator, Jules Verne (original), A Journey To The Center Of The Earth
- My candid opinion was that it was all rubbish!
- 1871, unknown translator, Jules Verne (original), A Journey To The Center Of The Earth
- Not posed or rehearsed.
- 2002, Popular Photography
- Will the introduction of supplementary flash or flood intrude on a candid picture situation or ruin the mood?
- 2002, Popular Photography
Synonyms
- frank, open, parrhesiastic, sincere, unreserved
Derived terms
- candid camera
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- candid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- candid in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Noun
candid (plural candids)
- A spontaneous or unposed photograph.
- His portraits looked stiff and formal but his candids showed life being lived.
Translations
Romanian
Etymology
From French candide, from Latin candidus.
Adjective
candid m or n (feminine singular candid?, masculine plural candizi, feminine and neuter plural candide)
- candid
Declension
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reserved
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /???z?vd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???z??vd/
- Hyphenation: re?served
Verb
reserved
- simple past tense and past participle of reserve
Adjective
reserved (comparative more reserved, superlative most reserved)
- (comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.
- He was a quiet, reserved person.
- (not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose.
- I'm sorry, sir, but these are reserved seats.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:taciturn
Derived terms
- reserved track
- reserved word (computing)
Related terms
- reservedly
- reservedness
Translations
See also
- shy
Anagrams
- deserver, reversed
reserved From the web:
- what reserved mean
- what reserved powers
- what does reserved mean
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