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Evident vs Candid - What's the difference?

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Evident is a related term of candid.


As adjectives the difference between evident and candid

is that evident is evident, obvious while candid is impartial and free from prejudice.

As a verb evident

is .

As a noun candid is

a spontaneous or unposed photograph.

evident

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Obviously true by simple observation.
  • It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door.
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  • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=26 citation , passage=Maccario, it was evident , did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them.}}

    Derived terms

    * self-evident

    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.