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Candid vs Naked - What's the difference?

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Candid is a related term of naked.


As adjectives the difference between candid and naked

is that candid is impartial and free from prejudice while naked is not wearing any clothes; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.

As a noun candid

is a spontaneous or unposed photograph.

As a verb naked is

(nake).

candid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Impartial and free from prejudice.
  • he knew not where to look for faithful advice, efficient aid, or candid judgement.'' — Washington Irving — ''The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (1884)
  • Straightforward, open and sincere.
  • My candid opinion was that it was all rubbish!'' — Jules Verne — ''A Journey To The Center Of The Earth
  • Not posed or rehearsed.
  • 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 * unreserved

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A spontaneous or unposed photograph.
  • His portraits looked stiff and formal but his candids showed life being lived.

    naked

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . More at (m).

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not wearing any clothes; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
  • She was as naked as the day she was born.
  • Glib, without decoration, put bluntly.
  • This is the naked truth.
    The naked facts lay there on the table, enclosed within the files.
  • Unprotected; (by extension) without a condom.
  • The tendrils of the naked flame stretched into the skies.
    I entered her naked and came in her too.
  • Uncomfortable; as if missing something important.
  • I feel naked without my mobile phone.
    Synonyms
    * bare, nude, starkers, unclad, unclothed, butt-naked, bareassed, birthday suit, showing skin, barefoot * See also * (without a condom)
    Derived terms
    * naked ape * naked eye * naked flame * naked truth * half-naked, half naked * semi-naked

    Etymology 2

    See (nake) (verb)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (nake)
  • Anagrams

    * (l), (l)