| ADJECTIVE | all | candid, blunt, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder | characterized by directness in manner or speech |
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| all | candid | informal or natural | |
| all | candid, open, heart-to-heart | openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness |
| Sounds | kae'ndahd; kae'ndihd | |
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| Rhymes | abbreviated ... wounded: 365 rhymes with ahd... | |
| abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd... | ||
| Meaning | Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. | |
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| Example | "I gave them my candid opinion" | |
| Synonyms | blunt, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder | |
| Broader | direct | Straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action |
| Spanish | directo, firme, franco, sincero | |
| Catalan | directe, franc, sincer | |
| Nouns | candidness | the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| Adverbs | candidly | (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that |
| Meaning | informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared. | |
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| Broader | unstudied, uncontrived | not by design / design or artifice |
| Meaning | openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness. | |
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| Example | "his candid eyes" | |
| Synonyms | open, heart-to-heart | |
| Broader | ingenuous, artless | Characterized by an inability to mask your feelings |
| Spanish | abierto, cándido, franco | |
| Nouns | candidness | the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
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