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Crafty vs Candid - What's the difference?

crafty | candid |

As adjectives the difference between crafty and candid

is that crafty is relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous while candid is impartial and free from prejudice.

As a noun candid is

a spontaneous or unposed photograph.

crafty

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.
  • Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful.
  • Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft; cunning; wily.
  • * 22 March 2012 , Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/]
  • Together, with the help of the drunkard Haymitch (Woody Harrelson), the only District 12 citizen ever to win the Games, they challenge tributes that range from sadistic volunteers to crafty kids like the pint-sized Rue (Amandla Stenberg) to the truly helpless and soon-to-be-dead.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    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.