candĭdus Copy link Outline I. Lit.A. In gen.1. Of shining objects, bright2. Hence, an epithet of the gods or persons transformed to gods3. Of birds, animals, etc., white4. Of the dazzling whiteness of snow5. Of resplendent beauty of person, splendid ...6. Of the hair, hoary, white7. Of trees or plants8. Of textile fabrics, sails, dress, etc.B. Opp. niger, Lucr. 2, 733; Verg. E. 2, 16 ...C. In the neutr. absol.D. Poet. and causative, of the winds, ...E. Also poet. for candidatus , ...F. Candida sententia = candidi lapilli, ...G. Candidus calculus, v. calculus, II. E.— ...II. Trop., pure, clear, serene, clean, ...A. Of the voice, distinct, clear, pure ...B. Of discourse, clear, perspicuous, flowing ...C. Of purity of mind, characterD. Of conditions of life, cheerful, joyous ...1. Acc. to I., in dazzling white' vestitus, ...2. Acc. to II., clearly, candidly, sincerely ...III. As adj. propr ⓘcandĭdus: masc nom sg • candĭdus, a, um, adj. [candeo], of a shining, dazzling white, white, clear, bright (opp. niger, a glistening black; while albus is a lustreless white, opp. ater, a lustreless black; cf. Serv. ad Verg. G. 3, 82; lsid. Orig. 12, 1, 51; Doed. Syn. III. p. 193 sq.) (class., and in the poets very freq.; in Cic. rare). I. Lit. A. In gen. 1. Of shining objects, bright: stella splendens candida, Plaut. Rud. prol. 3: sidera, Lucr. 5, 1209: luna, Verg. A. 7, 8: lux clara et candida, Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 49; so, clarā loco luce, Lucr. 5, 777: stellae, Hor. C. 3, 15, 6: color candidus Saturni, Plin. 2, 18, 16, § 79: flamma, Val. Fl. 8, 247: Taurus (the constellation), Verg. G. 1, 217: dies, Ov. Tr. 2, 142: aqua, Mart, 6, 42, 19: lacte, Varr. ap. Non. p. 483, 6; cf. id. ib. p. 169, 14.— 2. Hence, an epithet of the gods or persons transformed to gods: Cupido, radiant, Cat. 68, 134: Liber, Tib. 3, 6, 1: Bassareus, Hor. C. 1, 18, 11 (cf. id. ib. 1, 2, 31): Daphnis, Verg. E. 5, 56 Wagn.— 3. Of birds, animals, etc., white: anser, Lucr. 4, 685: avis, i. e. the stork, Verg. G. 2, 320; cf. Ov. M. 6, 96: ales, i. e. cygnus, Auct. Aetn. 88: candidior cygnis, Verg. E. 7, 38: aries, id. G. 3, 387: agnus, Tib. 2, 5, 38: equi, Tac. G. 10.— 4. Of the dazzling whiteness of snow: altā nive candidum Soracte, Hor. C. 1, 9, 1; 3, 25, 10; Ov. H. 16, 250; id. M. 8, 373.— 5. Of resplendent beauty of person, splendid, fair, beautiful: Dido, Verg. A. 5, 571: Maia, id. ib. 8, 138 Serv.; cf. Serv. ad Verg. E. 5, 56: candidus et pulcher puer, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 4: puella, Cat. 35, 8; Hor. Epod. 11, 27: dux, id. ib. 3, 9: Lampetie, Ov. M. 2, 349: membra, id. ib. 2, 607: cutis, Plin. 2, 78, 80, § 189: pes, Hor. C. 4, 1, 27: umeri, id. ib. 1, 13, 9: bracchia, Prop. 2 (3), 16, 24. colla, id. 3 (4), 17, 29: cervix, Hor. C. 3, 9, 2: ora, Ov. M. 2, 861: sinus, Tib. 1, 10, 68: dentes, Cat. 39, 1 (cf. candidulus) al.— 6. Of the hair, hoary, white (more poet. than canus), Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 27: candidior barba, Verg. E. 1, 29: crinis, Val. Fl. 6, 60; cf.: inducto candida barba gelu, Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 22.— 7. Of trees or plants: pōpulus, the white or silver poplar, Verg. E. 9, 41: lilia, id. ib. 6, 708; Prop. 1, 20, 38; Ov. M. 4, 355: folium nivei ligustri, id. ib. 13, 789: piper, Plin. 12, 7, 14, § 26. — 8. Of textile fabrics, sails, dress, etc.: vela, Cat. 64, 235: tentoria, Ov. M. 8, 43: vestis, Liv. 9, 40, 9: toga, made brilliant by fulling (cf. Liv. 4, 25, 13; v. candidatus), Plin. 7, 34, 34, § 120; cf. Titinn. ap. Non. p. 536, 23.—So Cicero's oration: In Toga Candida, v. the fragments B. and K. vol. xi. p. 20-25; and the commentary of Asconius, Orell. vol. v. 2, p. 82 sq.—Sup.: candidissimus color, Vitr. 10, 7; cf. Varr. L. L. 8, § 17 Müll.— B. Opp. niger, Lucr. 2, 733; Verg. E. 2, 16; id. G. 3, 387; Plin. 12, 10, 42, § 92.—Prov.: candida de nigris et de candentibus atra facere, to make black white, Ov. M. 11, 315; so, acc. to some: nigrum in candida vertere, Juv. 3, 30.— C. In the neutr. absol.: ut candido candidius non est adversum, Quint. 2, 17, 35; and with a gen.: candidum ovi, the white of an egg, Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 40 (twice); cf.: album ovi, under album.—* D. Poet. and causative, of the winds, making clear, cloud-dis-pelling, purifying: Favonii, Hor. C. 3, 7, 1. — E. Also poet. for candidatus (= albatus), clothed in white: turba, Tib. 2, 1, 16: pompa, Ov. F. 2, 654; 4, 906: Roma, i. e. Romani, Mart. 8, 65, 6.— F. Candida sententia = candidi lapilli, Ov. M. 15, 47; v. the pass. in connection, and cf. albus, and calculus, II. D.— G. Candidus calculus, v. calculus, II. E.—Subst.: candĭda, ae, f., a game or play exhibited by a candidate for office (late Lat.): edere candidam, Ambros. Serm. 81.— II. Trop., pure, clear, serene, clean, spotless, etc. A. Of the voice, distinct, clear, pure, silver-toned (opp. fuscus), Quint. 11, 3, 15; Plin. 28, 6, 16, § 58; perh. also Cic. N. D. 2, 58, 146 (B. and K. with MSS. canorum; cf. Orell. N cr.).— B. Of discourse, clear, perspicuous, flowing, artless, unaffected: elaborant alii in puro et quasi quodam candido genere dicendi, Cic. Or. 16, 53. candidum et lene et speciosum dicendi genus, Quint. 10, 1, 121; Gell. 16, 19, 1.—And meton. of the orator himself: Messala nitidus et candidus, Quint. 10, 1, 113: dulcis et candidus et fusus Herodotus, id. 10, 1, 73: candidissimum quemque et maxime expositum, id. 2, 5, 19.— C. Of purity of mind, character (poet. and in post-Aug. prose), unblemished, pure, guileless, honest, upright, sincere, fair, candid, frank, open: judex, Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 1 (integer, verax, purus, sine fuco, sine fallaciā, Schol. Crucq.): Maecenas, id. Epod. 14, 5: Furnius, id. S. 1, 10, 86: animae, id. ib. 1, 5, 41: pectore candidus, Ov. P. 4, 14, 43: ingenium, Hor. Epod. 11, 11: habet avunculum quo nihil verius, nihil simplicius, nihil candidius novi, Plin. Ep. 2, 9, 4; Vell. 2, 116, 5: candidissimus omnium magnorum ingeniorum aestimator, Sen. Suas. 6, 22: humanitas, Petr. 129, 11.— D. Of conditions of life, cheerful, joyous, happy, fortunate, prosperous, lucky: convivia, joyful, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 71. nox, id. 2 (3), 15, 1: omina, id. 4 (5), 1, 67: fata, Tib. 3, 6, 30, Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 34: dies. id. ib. 2, 142: pax, Tib. 1, 10, 45: natalis, id. 1, 7, 64; Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 14.—Hence, adv.: candĭdē. 1. Acc. to I., in dazzling white' vestitus, Plaut. Cas. 4, 1, 10.— 2. Acc. to II., clearly, candidly, sincerely: candide et simpliciter, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 1; Quint. 12, 11, 8; Petr. 107, 13.— III. As adj. propr: Candidum Promontorium, in Zeugitana, now C. Bianco, Mel. 1, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 4, 3, § 23.
candĭdus Copy link Outline 1 blanc éclatant, blanc éblouissant ; [en parl. de la neige] : le ...2 d'une lumière claire (éclatante, éblouissante) ; [en parl. des astres] [du jour] ...3 [fig.] radieux, heureux, favorable : [en parl. d'un jour anniversaire] [de la ... ⓘcandĭdus: masc nom sg • candĭdus, a, um (candeo), 1. blanc éclatant, blanc éblouissant ; [en parl. de la neige] : candidum Soracte Hor. O. 1, 9, 1, le Soracte éblouissant [de la neige qui le recouvre] ; [des lis] Virg. En. 6, 708 ; [du peuplier] Virg. B. 9, 41 ; [de pierres] Cato Agr. 38, 2 ; [de la cigogne] Virg. G. 2, 320 ; [d'un agneau] Tib. 2, 5, 38 ; [de la barbe] Virg. B. 1, 28 ; [des cheveux] Plin. 7, 28 ; [du corps] Liv. 38, 21, 9 ; [du cou] Virg. G. 4, 337 ; [du vêtement] : toga candida Liv. 27, 34, 12 ; 39, 39, 2 (Isid. Orig. 19, 24, 6), toge blanche du candidat ; candida turba Tib. 2, 1, 16, foule vêtue de blanc (Ov. F. 2, 654 ; 4, 906) ; [du sel] Cato Agr. 88, 1 ; [du pain] Varro R. 3, 7, 9 ; Plin. 22, 139 2. d'une lumière claire (éclatante, éblouissante) ; [en parl. des astres] Enn. Ann. 90 ; Pl. Amph. 547 ; Rud. 3 ; Lucr. 5, 1210 ; Virg. En. 7, 8 ; Sen. Nat. 1, 17, 2 ; [du jour] Ov. F. 5, 548 ; Tr. 2, 1, 142 ; candidus Zephyrus Col. Rust. 10, 78, le clair Zéphyre [= qui rend le ciel clair] || d'une blancheur éclatante, d'une beauté radieuse, [épithète de dieux, de héros, d'héroïnes, etc.] : candida Dido Virg. En. 5, 571, la radieuse Didon ; (Galatea) candidior cycnis Virg. B. 7, 38, (Galatée) plus blanche que les cygnes ; candide Bacche Ov. F. 3, 772, ô radieux Bacchus 3. [fig.] radieux, heureux, favorable : [en parl. d'un jour anniversaire] Tib. 1, 7, 64 ; [de la paix] Tib. 1, 10, 45 ; [de présages] Prop. 4, 1, 67 || clair, franc, loyal : Plotius, Varius, Vergilius, animæ quales neque candidiores terra tulit Hor. S. 1, 5, 41, Plotius, Varius, Virgile, chères âmes, comme la terre n'en a jamais porté de plus limpides ; Albi, nostrorum sermonum candide judex Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 1, Albius, juge sincère de mes satires || clair, net, sans détours, sans apprêt : elaborant alii in puro quasi quodam et candido genere dicendi Cic. Or. 53, d'autres s'attachent à une sorte de style, pour ainsi dire limpide et transparent ; dulcis et candidus Herodotus Quint. 10, 1, 73, le doux (l'agréable) et limpide Hérodote ; candidissimus Quint. 2, 5, 19 || (voix) claire (opp. à fusca, sourde) : Plin. 28, 58 ; Quint. 11, 3, 15 || v. candida, candidum.
candidus Copy link ⓘcandĭdus: masc nom sg CANDIDVS, a, um. [λευκὸς, ἀργὸς, ἄργετος] Albus. Sed, vt ait Seru. in Georg. 3, 82 […] 🗁 Page Scan