Candid
Candid (kan"did) , adjective
[French candide (compare Italian candido), Latin candidus white, from candēre to be of a glowing white; akin to accendere, incendere, to set on fire, Sanskrit chand to shine. Compare Candle, Incense.]
1.
White. [Obsolete]
The box receives all black; but poured from thence,
The stones came candid forth, the hue of innocence.
2.
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.
Candid and dispassionate men.
3.
Open; frank; ingenuous; outspoken.