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Probity vs Candid - What's the difference?

probity | candid |

As nouns the difference between probity and candid

is that probity is integrity while candid is a spontaneous or unposed photograph.

As an adjective candid is

impartial and free from prejudice.

probity

English

Noun

(probities)
  • integrity
  • * 1748 , David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of morals , London: Oxford University Press, 1973, § 1,
    • … they can but bend our hearts to the love of probity and true honour, …
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    • Synonyms

    * decency, goodness, godliness, honesty, honor, saintliness, uprightness, virtue, righteousness

    Related terms

    * probe, prove

    Antonyms

    * wickedness

    External links

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    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

    Related terms

    * candelabrum * candela * candidate * candle * candlepower * candlestick * candour * chandler * chandlery

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    Noun

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