It marked this definition for “Candid” as incorrect. “Secretive and very guarded”

But Candid can certainly mean secretive, as in “Candid camera”.

Candid does not mean "secretive and very guarded", though. People misunderstand the meaning of candid camera and assume it means "secret camera" and so use it that way, but that hasn't reached a level of misuse to redefine the meaning of candid.

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orthoxerox 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Got tripped up by "candid" as well. Have always thought it meant furtive or surreptitious. Well, it's never too late to learn.

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thom 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Surely it’s called Candid Camera specifically because it reveals something that would otherwise be hidden?

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Glyptodon 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It is incorrect.

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ant6n 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I thought it’s candid because the subjects’ reactions are honest, unrehearsed.

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billfor 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yeah it is confusing me because in all cases the camera was hidden. I just think the definitions they give should be clearcut. There may be a case for saying that the way that word functions "in real life" is a bit different than the textbook definition, in some cases.

	▲	apical_dendrite 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Typically "candid" in photography means something like spontaneous and unposed (and therefore capturing something honest about the subject rather than unrehearsed). It doesn't imply that the camera is hidden, they just hid it in the TV show to make it easier to get those kinds of shots.

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none2585 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It is, candid definitely does not mean secretive

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avazhi 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Uh, no.