candidus
candidus, shining white, clear, bright
BWL
toga worn by candidates for office
a splendid and hansome boy
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
candidus , a, um: adj. (candeō), pure white; snow-white; white, 6.708; fair, 5.571.
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; Isid. 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 (547); 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 (1148): 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-dispelling, 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 (768).—
- 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.
candidus, a, um, Adi. m. Compar. u. Superl. (candeo), schimmernd-, glänzend weiß, auch fleckenlos übh. (Ggstz. niger, pullus, sordidus), I) eig.: a) übh.: ferrum, Curt.: lilia, Verg.: populus, Silberpappel, Verg.: vestis (Ggstz. sordida od. pulla vestis), Liv. u. Hier.: tunicae linteae, Liv.: tentoria, Ov.: vela, Catull.: panis, Anthim.: candidum altā nive Soracte, Hor.: crusta candidissimo colore, Vitr. – subst., candidum, ī, n., das Weiße, α) als Farbe, candido candidius non est adversum, Quint. 2, 17, 35: candida de nigris et de candentibus atra facere (sprichw.), Ov. met. 11, 314 sq.: nigrum in candida vertere, Iuven. 3, 30. – β) als Stoff, das Weiße des Eies, candidum ovi, Plin.: candida ovi, Ser. Samm. – b) v. Bart- u. Haupthaar, silberweiß, silbergrau, barba, Verg.: caput, Plaut. – c) v. Flüssigkeiten, silberweiß, schillernd, Marcia (aqua), Mart. 6, 42, 19: lact, Varr. sat. Men. 26 u. 199. – d) v. Körper u. seinen Teilen, blendend weiß, schneeweiß milchweiß, blütenweiß, α) der Menschen, in bezug auf den Teint, color (Teint), Ov.: corpora (Gallorum), Liv.: umeri, Hor.: rosea ista labella hibernā fiant candidiora nive, Catull.: brachia candidiora nive, Ov.: von der Pers. selbst, mit weißem Teint, von neugeborenen Kindern, filius mihi natus est ita candidus statim toto corpore, ut etc., Capitol.: ut esset candidissimus, Capitol.: poet. = blen dend, von Schönheit strahlend, Maia, Verg.: puer, Hor. – β) der Tiere, equi, Tac.: avis, v. Storch, Verg.: vitulus, Vopisc.: agnus, Lact. – e) v. Gottheiten, im himmlischen Glanze strahlend (s. Ladewig Verg. ecl. 5, 56), Liber, Tibull.: Bassareus, Hor.: Sol., Ov. – f) v. Gestirnen u. v. Tage, hell glänzend, heiter strahlend, hell, heiter, sol, Catull.: sidera, Lucr.: stella, Plaut. u. Hor.: luna, Verg.: lux clara et candida, Plaut.: dies, Ov.: candidior dies, Petr. poët.: u. meton., Favonii, hellmachende, heitere Witterung bringende, Hor. carm. 3, 7, 1. – g) v. der weißgewalkten Bekleidung der Amtsbewerber (Kandidaten), toga, Titin. fr., Cic. u.a.: u. v. den Bewerbern selbst, weißgekleidet, turba, Tibull.: pompa, Ov. – subst., candida, ae, f., α) (sc. toga), die weiße Toga der Kandidaten, das Kandidatengewand, Spart. Sev. 3, 3. – β) ein Gladiatorenspiel, das von einem Kandidaten gegeben wird, candidam edere, Ps. Ambros. serm. 81. – γ) die Anwartschaft, Hoffnung auf etw., salutis, claritatis u. dgl., Tert. (s. Rönsch Das Neue Test. Tert. S. 636 f.). – h) v. weißen Steinchen (calculus, lapis), α) als freisprechender Stimmstein; dah. meton., candida sententia, beipflichtende, Ov. met. 15, 47. – β) zur Bezeichnung glücklicher Tage, lapide candidiore od. candidissimo calculo notare diem, Catull. 68, 148 u. Plin. ep. 6, 11, 3. – II) übtr.: a) v. der Zeit u. v. zeitl. Verhältnissen, heiter, unge trübt, froh und glücklich, hora, Ov.: nox, Prop.: convivia, Prop.: fatum, Tibull. u. Ov.: natalis, Tibull. – b) v. der Stimme, rein und hell, metallreich (Ggstz. fuscus), vox, Plin. 28, 58. Quint. 11, 3, 15. – c) v. der Schreibart u. v. Schriftsteller, klar, lauter, durchsichtig (vgl. Spalding Quint. 2, 5, 19), genus dicendi, Cic. u. Quint.: vocum filum teres et candidum, Gell.: Herodotus, Quint.: Messala nitidus et candidus, Quint.: eorum (scriptorum) candidissimus et maxime expositus (verständlichste), Quint. – d) v. der Gesinnung, lauter, aufrichtig, ehrlich, treuherzig, redlich (s. Fritzsche Hor. sat. 1, 5, 41), pauperis ingenium, Hor.: animae, Hor.: iudex, Hor.: humanitas, Petr.: tam felix utinam quam pectore candidus essem! Ov.: habet avunculum, quo nihil verius, nihil simplicius, nihil candidius novi, Plin. ep.: ut est naturā candidissimus omnium magnorum ingeniorum aestimator T. Livius, Sen. rhet.
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candĭdus, (8) 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 ; [dʼun 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 dʼune 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] || dʼune blancheur éclatante, dʼune beauté radieuse, [épithète de dieux, de héros, dʼhéroïnes, 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. dʼun 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 nʼen 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, dʼautres sʼattachent à une sorte de style, pour ainsi dire limpide et transparent ; dulcis et candidus Herodotus Quint. 10, 1, 73, le doux (lʼagréable) et limpide Hérodote ; candidissimus Quint. 2, 5, 19 || (voix) claire (opp. à fusca, sourde) : Plin. 28, 58 ; Quint. 11, 3, 15 || v. candida, candidum.
- 1. glanzend wit, glinsterend wit, sneeuwwit [equus schimmel; populus zilverpopulier; avis ooievaar; toga; sententia met witte stenen aangegeven, goedkeurend];
- 2. glanzend, stralend [Dido verblindend mooi];
- 3. (poët.) in het wit gekleed;
- 4. (v. wind) beter weer brengend, wolken verjagend [Favonius];
- 5. (postklass.) (v.d. stem) zuiver, helder;
- 6. (v. stijl) duidelijk, helder, doorzichtig [genus dicendi];
- 7. (poët.) (v. karakter) betrouwbaar, oprecht;
- 8. (v. toestanden) blij, vrolijk, gelukkig, gunstig [natalis; dies; convivium; fatum; omina].
candidus adj.with comp.
- candeo, shining white, clear, bright: luna, V.: stellae, H.: Taurus (the constellation), V.: Daphnis, V.: Cupido, Ct.: avis, i. e. the stork, V.: candidior cygnis, V.: agnus, Tb.: equi, Ta.: altā nive candidum Soracte, H.: nive candidiores equi, O.: pōpulus, the white or silver poplar, V.: lilia, V.: folium nivei ligustri, O.: tentoria, O.: vestis, L.—Prov.: Candida de nigris facere, to make black white, O.: nigrum in candida vertere, Iu.— Splendid, fair, beautiful, comely: Dido, V.: puer, H.: puella, Ct.: cervix, H.: ora, O.—Poet., of the winds: Favonii, clearing, H.—Clothed in white: pompa, O.: Candida sententia, i. e. a white stone counted for acquittal, O.— Fig., unblemished, pure, guileless, honest, upright, sincere, fair, candid, frank, open: iudex, H.: Maecenas, H.: ingenium, H.— Happy, fortunate, prosperous: fata, Tb.: dies, O.— Of discourse, clear, perspicuous, artless: genus dicendi.
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…Thyniasin, quam supra nullae pendebant debita curae roscida desertis poma sub arboribus, et circum irriguo surgebant lilia prato candida purpureis mixta papaveribus. quae modo decerpens tenero pueriliter ungui proposito florem praetulit officio, et modo formosis incumbens nescius…
Propertius, Elegies
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…quantum amabitur nulla. ibi illa multa tum iocosa fiebant, quae tu volebas nec puella nolebat. fulsere vere candidi tibi soles. nunc iam illa non vult tu quoque, impotens, noli, nec quae fugit sectare ,…
Catullus, Carmina
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…nec mala fascinare lingua. Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire, et quod vides perisse perditum ducas. fulsere quondam candidi tibi soles, cum ventitabas quo puella ducebat amata nobis quantum amabitur nulla. ibi illa multa tum iocosa fiebant…
Catullus, Carmina
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…clamasset pulvere nomen, ut mihi non ullo pondere terra foret. at vos, aequoreae formosa Doride natae, candida felici solvite vela choro si quando vestras labens Amor attigit undas, mansuetis socio parcite litoribus. Haec certe deserta…
Propertius, Elegies
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…re esset ; nunc si ad illam summam veritatem legitimum ius exegeris, cavendum tibi erit ne parum simpliciter et candide posuisse inimicitias videaris. in hanc partem porro tutum tibi erit si quid volueris gratificari ; nemo enim necessitudine et…
Cicero, Epistulae ad Familiares
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…ore timeba ; rebus utri magni victoria sit data regni. interea sol albus recessit in infera noctis. exin candida se radiis dedit icta foras lux, et simul ex alto longe pulcherrima praepes laeva volavit avis ; simul aureus…
M. Tullius Cicero, De Divinatione
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…tam diversum tamen est in utroque aliquid excellens. Elaborant alii in lenitate et aequabilitate et puro quasi quodam et candido genere dicendi ; ecce aliqui duritatem et severitatem quandam in verbis et orationis quasi maestitiam sequuntur ; quodque paulo ante…
M. Tullius Cicero, Orator
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…ibus uers is ad Aquilonem ; et haec singula singulis tecta lapidibus instar basilicae dolat is ; tri um patriarcharum candidis, Adam obscurioris et uilioris operis, qui haud longe ab illis ad borealem extrem amque muri illius partem pausat…
The Venerable Bede, Historiam ecclesiasticam gentis Anglorum
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…litore ducimus udo angustasque fores adsuetaque tecta gravati frondibus et patula defendimus arbore soles, delituit caelum et subitis lux candida cessit nubibus ac tenuis graviore favonius austro immaduit ; qualem Libyae Saturnia nimbum attulit, Iliaco dum dives Elissa marito…
Statius, P. Papinius, Silvae
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…obsequere imperio, si tanti vita dierum paucorum, quidquid levius meliusve putaris, praebenda est gladio pulchra haec et candida cervix. Nil ergo optabunt homines si consilium vis, permittes ipsis expendere numinibus quid conveniat nobis rebusque sit utile…
Juvenal, Satires