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# candid

adjective (candid)

«candid» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Honest and open, saying what you really think even if it is hard to hear: a candid answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candid/#m1)
2. (of a photo) Taken without the person knowing or posing: a candid photo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candid/#m2)

### 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

- To be candid, I didn't like the film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candid/#x1)
- She was candid about her mistakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candid/#x2)
- The candid photo showed us laughing at the picnic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candid/#x3)
- Thank you for your candid answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candid/#x4)
- Being candid doesn't mean being unkind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candid/#x5)
- Grandma is always very candid about our haircuts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candid/#x6)

### 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 Jewish tradition

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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/candid/#x1)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «candid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candid/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«candid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/candid.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «candid» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/candid/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«candid» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/candid.html) on Mova free.