Can*did (kăn"d&ibreve;d), a.
[F. candide (cf. It. candido), L. candidus
white, fr. candēre to be of a glowing white; akin to
accend&ebreve;re, incend&ebreve;re, to set on fire,
Skr. chand to shine. Cf. Candle, Incense.]
1. White. [Obs.]
The box receives all black; but poured from
thence,
The stones came candid forth, the hue of innocence.
Dryden.
2. Free from undue bias; disposed to
think and judge according to truth and justice, or without
partiality or prejudice; fair; just; impartial; as, a
candid opinion. "Candid and dispassionate
men." W. Irving.
3. Open; frank; ingenuous;
outspoken.
Syn. -- Fair; open; ingenuous; impartial; just; frank;
artless; unbiased; equitable. -- Candid, Fair,
Open, Frank, Ingenuous. A man is fair
when he puts things on a just or equitable footing; he is
candid when be looks impartially on both sides of a
subject, doing justice especially to the motives and conduct of
an opponent; he is open and frank when he declares
his sentiments without reserve; he is ingenuous when he
does this from a noble regard for truth. Fair dealing;
candid investigation; an open temper; a
frank disposition; an ingenuous answer or
declaration.
