English → Latin
“uncandid” in Latin
obscūrusdark, dusky, shadowy; indistinct, unintelligible, obscure; intricate, involved, complicatedingenuusnatural, indigenous; free-born, freeborn, of free birth; noble, upright, frank, candid, ingenuoustegōto cover; to clothe; to conceal, hide, protectocculōto cover, hide, conceal
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
uncandid
obscurus (opposed to candidus, ingenuus, Cic.): *parum simplex (ingenuus, etc.). Sometimes tectus: occultus. (The words are found in this connection and order.) tectus et occultus (dark; reserved; concealing one’s real thoughts).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for uncandid?
- The usual Latin words for “uncandid” are obscūrus, ingenuus, tegō; also occulō. 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.