Candid vs. Authentic — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Candid and Authentic
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Candid
Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward
In private, I gave them my candid opinion. ].
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Authentic
Of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine
The letter is now accepted as an authentic document
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Candid
Impartial and free from prejudice.
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Authentic
(of a church mode) containing notes between the final (the principal note) and the note an octave higher.
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Candid
Straightforward, open and sincere.
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Authentic
Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief
An authentic account by an eyewitness.
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Candid
Not posed or rehearsed.
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Authentic
Being so in fact; not fraudulent or counterfeit
An authentic medieval sword.
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Candid
A spontaneous or unposed photograph.
His portraits looked stiff and formal but his candids showed life being lived.
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Authentic
(Law) Executed in a manner so as to produce legal effectiveness
An authentic deed.
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Candid
White.
The box receives all black; but poured from thence,The stones came candid forth, the hue of innocence.
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Authentic
Of, relating to, or being a medieval mode having a range from its final tone to the octave above it.
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Candid
Free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge according to truth and justice, or without partiality or prejudice; fair; just; impartial; as, a candid opinion.
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Authentic
Of, relating to, or being a cadence with the dominant chord immediately preceding the tonic chord.
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Candid
Open; frank; ingenuous; outspoken.
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Authentic
(Obsolete) Authoritative.
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Candid
Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion;
Blunt talking and straight shooting
A blunt New England farmer
I gave them my candid opinion
Forthright criticism
A forthright approach to the problem
Tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
It is possible to be outspoken without being rude
Plainspoken and to the point
A point-blank accusation
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Authentic
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
The experts confirmed it was an authentic signature.
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Candid
Informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared;
A candid photograph
A candid interview
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Authentic
Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
The report was completely authentic.
An authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information
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Candid
Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness;
His candid eyes
An open and trusting nature
A heart-to-heart talk
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Authentic
Having the final as the lowest note of the mode.
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Candid
Starkly realistic;
I have never lacked candid critics in my own ranks
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Authentic
(obsolete) Authoritative.
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Authentic
Having a genuine original or authority, in opposition to that which is false, fictitious, counterfeit, or apocryphal; being what it purports to be; genuine; not of doubtful origin; real; as, an authentic paper or register.
To be avengedOn him who had stole Jove's authentic fire.
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Authentic
Authoritative.
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Authentic
Of approved authority; true; trustworthy; credible; as, an authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic information.
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Authentic
Vested with all due formalities, and legally attested.
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Authentic
Having as immediate relation to the tonic, in distinction from plagal, which has a correspondent relation to the dominant in the octave below the tonic.
A genuine book is that which was written by the person whose name it bears, as the author of it. An authentic book is that which relates matters of fact as they really happened. A book may be genuine without being, authentic, and a book may be authentic without being genuine.
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Authentic
An original (book or document).
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Authentic
Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief;
An authentic account by an eyewitness
Reliable information
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Authentic
Not counterfeit or copied;
An authentic signature
A bona fide manuscript
An unquestionable antique
Photographs taken in a veritable bull ring
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