CANDIDE

Meaning of CANDIDE in English

Candide BrE AmE ( ˌ ) kɒn ˈdiːd kɒ̃- AmE ( ˌ ) kɑːn- —French [ kɑ̃ did \]

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CANDIDE — adj candid, straightforward
Interlingua English vocab
CANDIDE — Fr. /kahonn deed"/ , n. a philosophical novel (1759) by Voltaire.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANDIDE — Can ‧ dide /kɒnˈdiːd $ kɑːn-/ BrE AmE (1759) a book by the French writer ↑ Voltaire which is a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANDIDE — candied
Anagrams English vocabulary
CANDIDE — Candide
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CANDIDE — Candide
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CANDIDE — Невинный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CANDIDE — Бесхитростный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CANDIDE — Candide
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CANDIDE — Candide
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PANGLOSSIAN — adjective Etymology: Pangloss, optimistic tutor in Voltaire's Candide (1759) Date: 1831 marked by the view that all is for the …
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VOLTAIRE — orig. François-Marie Arouet born Nov. 21, 1694, Paris, France died May 30, 1778, Paris French writer. Voltaire studied law but …
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PRINCE, HAL — orig. Harold Smith Prince born Jan. 30, 1928, New York, N.Y., U.S. U.S. theatrical producer and director. He worked for …
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POSSIBLE WORLD — Conception of a total way the universe might have been. It is often contrasted with the way things actually are. …
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LEIBNIZ, GOTTFRIED WILHELM, FREIHERR (BARON) VON LEIBNIZ — born July 1, 1646, Leipzig, Saxony died Nov. 14, 1716, Hannover, Hanover German philosopher, mathematician, inventor, jurist, historian, diplomat, and …
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BERNSTEIN, LEONARD — born Aug. 25, 1918, Lawrence, Mass., U.S. died Oct. 14, 1990, New York, N.Y. U.S. conductor, composer, and writer. He …
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CANDID — I. ˈkandə̇d also -ˈaa- adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: French & Latin; French candide, from Latin candidus white, bright, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PANGLOSSIAN — (ˈ)pan|gläsēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Pangloss, optimistic tutor of Candide in the satire Candide (1759) by Voltaire died 1778 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PANGLOSSIAN — /pan glos"ee euhn, -glaw"see-, pang-/ , adj. characterized by or given to extreme optimism, esp. in the face of unrelieved …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANDID — — candidly , adv. — candidness , n. /kan"did/ , adj. 1. frank; outspoken; open and sincere: a candid critic. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PANGLOSSIAN — adjective Etymology: Pangloss, optimistic tutor in Voltaire's Candide (1759) Date: 1831 : marked by the view that all is for …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANDID — adjective Etymology: French & Latin; French candide, from Latin candidus bright, white, from candēre to shine, glow; akin to Welsh …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PANGLOSS — [ 'paŋglɒs ] ■ noun a person who is optimistic regardless of the circumstances. Derivatives ~ian adjective Origin C19: from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CANDID — [can.did] adj [F & L; F candide, fr. L candidus bright, white, fr. candere to shine, glow; akin to W …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PANGLOSSIAN — [Pan.gloss.ian] adj [Pangloss, optimistic tutor in Voltaire's Candide (1759)] (1831): marked by the view that all is for the best …
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BLACK HUMOUR — also called Black Comedy, writing that juxtaposes morbid or ghastly elements with comical ones. Though in 1940 the French Surrealist …
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BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS — in the philosophy of the 17th- and 18th-century philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, the present world of monads (infinitesimal psychophysical entities) …
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WEIDMAN, CHARLES (EDWARD, JR.) — born July 22, 1901, Lincoln, Neb., U.S. died July 15, 1975, New York City major innovator of American modern dance, …
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VOLTAIRE
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FRENCH LITERATURE: THE 18TH CENTURY — The 18th century: from Louis XIV to the Revolution The Enlightenment The death of Louis XIV on September 1, 1715, …
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