(adj.adv.) : 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).
* Lit.
* In gen.
* Candida sententia = candidi lapilli, Ov. M. 15, 47; v. the pass. in connection, and cf. albus, and calculus, II. D.
* 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.
* Trop., pure, clear, serene, clean, spotless, etc.
* Poet. and causative, of the winds, making clear, cloud-dis-pelling, purifying: Favonii,Hor. C. 3, 7, 1.
* As adj. propr: Candidum Promontorium, in Zeugitana, now C. Bianco, Mel. 1, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 4, 3, § 23.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.).
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* Acc. to I., in dazzling white' vestitus, Plaut. Cas. 4, 1, 10.
* Acc. to II., clearly, candidly, sincerely: candide et simpliciter, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 1; Quint. 12, 11, 8; Petr. 107, 13.

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