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# candid

«candid» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Honest and open, saying what you really think even if it…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (candid)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Honest and open, saying what you really think even if it is hard to hear: a candid answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/candid/#m1)

2) (of a photo) Taken without the person knowing or posing: a candid photo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/candid/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and talk "candid" describes someone who tells the plain truth. In photography a candid shot is natural, not posed. Phrases: to be candid (= to be honest), a candid photo, candid about.

### examples

- I therefore hope that the candid reader will consider the great difficulties I had to overcome in this still unbeaten way of the ancient Jewish spiritual region, and will receive with indulgence this new contribution to archaeological knowledge. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/candid/#x1)
- To be candid, I didn't like the film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/candid/#x2)
- She was candid about her mistakes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/candid/#x3)
- The candid photo showed us laughing at the picnic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/candid/#x4)
- Thank you for your candid answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/candid/#x5)
- Being candid doesn't mean being unkind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/candid/#x6)
- Grandma is always very candid about our haircuts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/candid/#x7)

### note

Adverb: candidly. It is a slightly formal word for "honest" or "frank". Trap: it has nothing to do with "candy", and "candid camera" means hidden camera.

### In the corpora

- ["Less than candid" is an official way to say dishonest; "candid" means open and honest.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/29-lying-and-drinking/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «candid» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/candid/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.