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candidest

candidest is the superlative form of candid.

Meaning of candid

Adjective

candid (comparative more candid or candider, superlative most candid or candidest)

  1. Impartial and free from prejudice.
    • He knew not where to look for faithful advice, efficient aid, or candid judgement.1828, Washington Irving, A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. […], volume II, New York, N.Y.: G. & C. Carvill, […], →OCLC, book XII, page 269
  2. Straightforward, open and sincere, whether people find either refreshing or distasteful.
    • a surprisingly candid admission of guilt
  3. Unposed or rehearsed.
    • Will the introduction of supplementary flash or flood intrude on a candid picture situation or ruin the mood?2002, Popular Photography
  4. (obsolete) Bright; white.
    • The Box receives all Black, but, pour'd from thence, / The Stones came candid forth; the Hue of Innocence.1717, Catcott, Samuel Croxall, John Dryden, Samuel Garth, Leonard Welsted, “Book XV”, in Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 511

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Questions about candidest

What is candidest the superlative form of?
Candidest is the superlative form of candid.

Words near candidest in the dictionary

  1. Candide
  2. candidemia
  3. candidemias
  4. candidemic
  5. candider
  6. candidest
  7. candidiases
  8. candidiasis
  9. candidicidal
  10. candidid
  11. candidids

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