candid

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
adjective informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared
adjective openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

Borrowed from Latin candidus (“white”).

That gentleman was communicatively candid. — Complete Short Works of George Meredith, George Meredith
This is good and candid. — The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido: For the Suppression of Piracy, Henry, Sir Keppel
“How subtle and candid and brave! — Mr. Standfast, John Buchan

blunt, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder

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