how to pronounce candid

/ˈkæn.dɪd/

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candid is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of candid in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… theme here these are not candid holiday …”

meaning of candid

Candid means frank, open, and sincere.

candid frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word candid occurs in english on average 1.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics candid can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that candid can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;