different between candid vs straightforward

English

Etymology

From Latin candidus (“white”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, General American) IPA^(key): /?kæn.d?d/

Adjective

candid (comparative candider, superlative candidest)

1. 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.»

2. 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!

3. 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?

Synonyms

• frank, open, parrhesiastic, sincere, unreserved

Derived terms

• candid camera

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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)

1. 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)

1. candid

Declension

English

Etymology

From straight +? forward.

Adjective

straightforward (comparative more straightforward, superlative most straightforward)

1. Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating.
2. easy, simple, without difficulty
   • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup (in The Guardian, 15 October 2013)[1]

     Poland played with great energy, quick to the ball, strong in the challenge, and projecting the clear sense they had absolutely no intention whatsoever of making this a straightforward night.

3. (figuratively) direct; honest; frank
   • 1992, George J. Church, "Why Voters Don't Trust Clinton," Time, 20 Apr, p. 38,

     A great deal of the uneasiness about Clinton reflects his propensity to dance away from straightforward yes or no answers to any character question.

Synonyms

• (not deviating): See also Thesaurus:comprehensible
• (easy, simple): See also Thesaurus:easy
• (honest, frank): See also Thesaurus:honest

Derived terms

• straightforwardly
• straightforwardness
• unstraightforward

Translations

Adverb

straightforward (comparative more straightforward, superlative most straightforward)

1. In a straightforward manner; straightforwards; straightforwardly.

Hypernyms

• forward

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