candido

See also: Candido, cándido, candidò, cândido, and Cándido

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkan.di.do/
• Rhymes: -andido
• Hyphenation: càn‧di‧do

Etymology 1

From Latin candidus.

Adjective

candido (feminine candida, masculine plural candidi, feminine plural candide, superlative candidissimo)

1. white (pure)
2. ingenuous, naive
3. candid, frank
4. pure, innocent

Derived terms

• candidamente

Related terms

• candidato
• candire
• candore

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

candido

1. first-person singular present indicative of candidare

Anagrams

• dandoci

Latin

Adjective

candidō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of candidus

References

• “candido”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• candido in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Adjective

candido

1. Misspelling of cándido.