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candide.

candid, frank

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/kɑ̃.did/
  1. candid, frank

  2. naive, overtrusting

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin candidus (“white”).

noun/kɑ̃.did/
  1. a candid person

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin candidus (“white”).

noun/kɑ̃.did/
  1. a mountain clouded yellow (Colias phicomone), a butterfly of Europe

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin candidus (“white”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.