candidus

== Latin == === Etymology === From candeō (“to shine”) + -idus. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkan.dɪ.dʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkan.di.dus] === Adjective === candidus (feminine candida, neuter candidum, comparative candidior, superlative candidissimus); first/second-declension adjective shining white Synonyms: albidus, albus, lacteolus Antonym: niger clear, bright fair, beautiful ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === See also === === References === “candidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “candidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “candidus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “candidus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray