candid.

1. Frank and willing to express what one honestly thinks, without evasive concealment.

2. Showing a subject without deliberate posing or prepared presentation.

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Words that belong together

• a candid admission
• a candid assessment

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Her candid admission unsettled him more than an accusation would have.

He asked for a candid assessment and then struggled to accept it.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more candid; superlative most candid where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.