uncandid

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adjective

Not candid; duplicitous, concealing or secretive.

OriginEnglish candid ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveuncandid (comparative more uncandid, superlative most uncandid)

comparative more uncandid · superlative most uncandid

  1. Not candid; duplicitous, concealing or secretive.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
disingenuous

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishcandid
  9. Englishuncandid

From un- + candid.

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APA

uncandid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncandid

MLA

“uncandid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncandid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncandid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncandid.

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