candidus, candida, candidum

Definitions for candidus

Wheelock's Latin

Adjective

1
shining, bright, white, beautiful
English derivatives:
candescent candid candidate candor incandescent candle chandelier

Oxford Latin Dictionary

Adjective

1
(of light, sources of light, etc.) Bright, radiant, clear; ~ius limes, the Milky Way. (b) illuminated, bright. (c) bright, unclouded (in sense of 'happy').
2
(of colour) White. (b) (the opposite of black in prov. phrs.).
3
White, of light colour (in contrast with darker varieties, parts, etc.). (b) (of unripe fruit, etc.) pale (green), green. (c) AES ~um, prob. brass; PLVMBVM ~um, tin.
4
(pregn.) (a) (of clothing, esp. the toga, used on ceremonial occasions); (also, of persons) dressed in white. (b) (of hair, as a sign of old age). (c) (of beasts, indicating purity in a religious sense). (d) (as a sign of cleanness). (e) (as the colour of good fortune).
5
(of persons) Fair-skinned, fair (usu. implying beauty). (b) (of gods).

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Sentences with candidus

Latin to English

Candidus a salibus suffusis felle refugi: nulla venenato littera mixta ioco est.Compare Ingenuous, I have shunned wit steeped in gall - not a letter of mine is dipped in poisoned jest.

Donec gratus eram tibi nec quisquam potior bracchia candidae cervici iuvenis dabat, Persarum vigui rege beatior.Compare Whilst, Lydia, I was lov'd of thee, and ('bout thy ivory neck) no youth did fling his arms more acceptable free, I thought me richer than the Persian King. (Tr. Ben Jonson)

Data sources

Notes

Definitions
Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 230.
P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 264.
Word frequencies
Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 119-219.

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Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.

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Citation

Chicago (17th ed.)

Allo Contributors. "candidus, candida, candidum (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified August 3, 2023. Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/candidus-candida-candidum.