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Candid vs Pleasant - What's the difference?

candid | pleasant |

As adjectives the difference between candid and pleasant

is that candid is impartial and free from prejudice while pleasant is giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.

As nouns the difference between candid and pleasant

is that candid is a spontaneous or unposed photograph while pleasant is a wit; a humorist; a buffoon.

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.

    pleasant

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
  • * Bible, Psalms cxxxiii. 1
  • Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
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  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant' as talking; just to watch was ' pleasant .}}

    Synonyms

    * nice

    Antonyms

    * unpleasant

    Derived terms

    * pleasantly * pleasantness * pleasantry

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A wit; a humorist; a buffoon.
  • (Webster 1913)

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