Candid vs Bald - What's the difference?
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Impartial and free from prejudice.
Straightforward, open and sincere.
Not posed or rehearsed.
A spontaneous or unposed photograph.
Having no hair, fur or feathers.
* 1922 , (Margery Williams), (The Velveteen Rabbit)
# Having no hair on the head.
Of tyres: whose surface is worn away.
Of a statement: empirically unsupported.
(Appalachian) A mountain summit or crest that lacks forest growth despite a warm climate conducive to such, as is found in many places in the Southern .
Candid is a related term of bald.
As adjectives the difference between candid and bald
is that candid is impartial and free from prejudice while bald is having no hair, fur or feathers.As nouns the difference between candid and bald
is that candid is a spontaneous or unposed photograph while bald is (appalachian) a mountain summit or crest that lacks forest growth despite a warm climate conducive to such, as is found in many places in the southern.As a verb bald is
to become bald.candid
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- he knew not where to look for faithful advice, efficient aid, or candid judgement.'' — Washington Irving — ''The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (1884)
- My candid opinion was that it was all rubbish!'' — Jules Verne — ''A Journey To The Center Of The Earth
- will the introduction of supplementary flash or flood intrude on a candid picture situation or ruin the mood? — Popular Photography (2002)
Synonyms
* frank * open * parrhesiastic * sincere * unreservedExternal links
* *Noun
(en noun)- His portraits looked stiff and formal but his candids showed life being lived.
bald
English
Adjective
(wikipedia bald) (er)- The Skin Horse had lived longer in the nursery than any of the others. He was so old that his brown coat was bald in patches and showed the seams underneath, and most of the hairs in his tail had been pulled out to string bead necklaces.
- a bald man with a moustache