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NODE / 0397attestedPresent-Day English

candid

PRONUNCIATION /ˈkændɪd/

open, frank, honest; originally white in English

DATE
1597–today
SENSE
frank honest
FAMILY
Indo-European / Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:1:candid:attested:sense:frank-honest

The photographic sense is later and is not treated as the source of the honesty sense.

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GO DEEPERborrowingestablished
Middle French · Middle French, c. 1300–1600 · bright favorable

candide

brilliant; favorably disposed

SOUND
English borrowed the adjective through Middle French candide with spelling and pronunciation adapted to English.
MEANING
Brightness, favor, and unblemished quality develop toward openness, fairness, and frank expression.
CHRONOLOGY
The first reported English sense in 1597 is white.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster editors
CONFIDENCE
established
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