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Adjective: candid  kan-did
  1. Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
    "I gave them my candid opinion";
    - blunt, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder
     
  2. Informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared
    "a candid photograph"; "a candid interview"
     
  3. Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
    "his candid eyes";
    - open, heart-to-heart

See also: artless, direct, ingenuous, uncontrived, unstudied

Encyclopedia: Candid, Peter