Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CAN'DID, a. [L. candidus, white, from candeo, to be white; W. canu, to bleach. See Cant.]

1. White. – Dryden. [But in this sense rarely used.]
2. Fair; open; frank; ingenuous; free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge according to truth and justice, or without partiality or prejudice; applied to persons.
3. Fair; just; impartial; applied to things; as, a candid view, or construction.