"candide" meaning in French

See candide in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɑ̃.did/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-candide.wav Forms: candides [plural]
Rhymes: -id Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin candidus (“white”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|candidus||white}} Learned borrowing from Latin candidus (“white”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} candide (plural candides)
  1. candid, frank Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-candide-fr-adj-JvHDghyr Disambiguation of Personality: 55 1 36 8
  2. naive, overtrusting Synonyms: naïf
    Sense id: en-candide-fr-adj-op6TE-g6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: candidement Related terms: candeur

Noun

IPA: /kɑ̃.did/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-candide.wav Forms: candides [plural]
Rhymes: -id Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin candidus (“white”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|candidus||white}} Learned borrowing from Latin candidus (“white”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|mfbysense}} candide m or f by sense (plural candides)
  1. a candid person Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-candide-fr-noun-R0w2tZIX Categories (other): French masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of French masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 13 2 56 29

Noun

IPA: /kɑ̃.did/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-candide.wav Forms: candides [plural]
Rhymes: -id Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin candidus (“white”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|candidus||white}} Learned borrowing from Latin candidus (“white”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} candide m (plural candides)
  1. a mountain clouded yellow (Colias phicomone), a butterfly of Europe Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Pierid butterflies
    Sense id: en-candide-fr-noun-GTUq9h2r Disambiguation of Pierid butterflies: 2 23 2 72 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 29 4 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 27 2 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 29 1 69

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