candidly

1. 1.

   (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that

   “honestly, I don't believe it”

   “candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience”

   “frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn”

   Synonymshonestlyfrankly

   intensifier

Questions about candidly

What does candidly mean?

candidly means "(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that".

How many syllables are in candidly?

candidly has 3 syllables: can-did-ly. The stress falls on "can". In IPA it is /ˈkændɪdli/.

What is another word for candidly?

Close synonyms include honestly, frankly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is candidly a common word?

candidly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.