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candide

/kɑ̃.did/

adjective/kɑ̃.did/

candid, frank; naive, overtrusting

Near-synonyms: franc, honnête

Synonyms: franc, honnête, naïf

Learned borrowing from Latin candidus (“white”).

noun, masculine/feminine/kɑ̃.did/plural: candides

a candid person

Learned borrowing from Latin candidus (“white”).

noun, masculine/kɑ̃.did/plural: candides

a mountain clouded yellow (Colias phicomone), a butterfly of Europe

Learned borrowing from Latin candidus (“white”).