English → Latin
“candid” in Latin
sincērusclean, pure, sound; uninjured, whole; real, naturalsimplexsingle; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure, unmixedaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear; to make visible, discover, show, reveal, lay open; to unclose, open, break
The English word candid itself goes back to Latin candeō, through candidus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
candid adj.
sincerus; simplex; apertus: a candid man, homo apertae voluntatis, simplicis ingenii, veritatis amicus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for candid?
- The usual Latin words for “candid” are sincērus, simplex, aperiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.