English-Thai Dictionary
Candlemas
N พิธีฉ ลองของ ชาว คริสต์ ตรง กับ วันที่ 2 กุมภาพันธ์ (จัด เพื่อ ระลึก พระ แม่ มารี และ พระบุตร คือ พระเยซู phi-ti-cha-long-khong-chao-khrid-trong-kab-wan-ti-2-kum-phab-han
candela
N หน่วย ของ ความ เข้ม ของ ความส สว่าง
candelabra
N เชิงเทียน ที่ มี หลาย กิ่ง
candelabrum
N เชิงเทียน ที่ มี แขน หลาย อัน สำหรับ ใส่ เทียน candlestic candleholder cheng-tian-ti-me-khaen-lai-an-sam-rab-sai-tian
candent
A เกี่ยวกับ การ โชติช่วง ด้วย ความร้อน
candescence
N ความ โชติช่วง สว่างไสว
candid
ADJ ตรงไปตรงมา ซื่อสัตย์ frank straightforward trong-pai-trong-ma
candida
N เชื้อราช นิดหนึ่ง ที่ ทำให้เกิด การ ติดเชื้อ (โดยเฉพาะ ใน ช่องปาก หรือ ช่องคลอด chuea-ra-cha-nid-nueng-ti-tham-hai-koed-kan-tid-chuea
candidate
N ผู้ท้าชิง ผู้แข่งขัน compititor petitioner nominee phu-tha-ching
candidate
N ผู้สมัคร phu-sa-mak
candidiasis
N การ ติดเชื้อ จำพวก Candida
candied
ADJ ที่ เคลือบ ด้วย น้ำตาล sugar-coated ti-klueab-duai-nam-tan
candied
SL ติดยาเสพติด (โคเคน tid-ya-seb-tid
candiot
A เกี่ยวกับ Candia
candle
N เทียน tian
candle-lit
ADJ ที่ ให้ แสงสว่าง ด้วย เทียน candlelit ti-hai-saeng-sa-wang-duai-tian
candlelight
N แสงเทียน sang-tian
candlelit
ADJ ที่ ให้ แสงสว่าง ด้วย เทียน candle-lit ti-hai-saeng-sa-wang-duai-tian
candlemas
N งาน พิธีทางศาสนา คริสต์ บูชา พระเยซู และ พระ แม่ แมรี่ ใน วันที่ 2 กุมภาพันธ์
candlenut
N ผลไม้ ของ ต้นไม้ช นิดหนึ่ง จำพวก Aleurites moluccana
candlestick
N เชิงเทียน candleholder candelabra cheng-tian
candlewick
N ไส้ เทียน sai-thian
candor
N ความ ตรงไปตรงมา candour openness forthrightness kwam-trong-pai-trong-ma
candour
N ความ ตรงไปตรงมา candor openness forthrightness kwam-trong-pai-trong-ma
candy
N ขนมหวาน (เช่น ทอฟฟี่ หรือ ช็อค โก แล ต confection confectionery sweet ka-nom-wan
candy
N คำ เรียก ยาเสพย์ติด เช่น เฮโรอีน หรือ โคเคน (คำ สแลง drug kham-riak-ya-seb-tid-chen-he-ro-in-rue-ko-ken
candy apple
N ทอฟฟี่ ที่ มี ไส้ แอปเปิล ข้างใน ขนมช นิดหนึ่ง ที่ ทำ จาก แอป เปิ้ล เคลือบ ด้วย น้ำตาล หรือ คา รา เมล caramel appletoffee apple thob-fi-ti-mee-sai-aeb-poen-khang-nai
candy bar
N ช็อค โก แลต หรือ ขนม ที่ มี ลักษณะ เป็น แท่ง แบน chok-ko-laed-rue-ka-nom-ti-mee-lak-sa-na-pen-thaeng-baen
candy cane
N ทอฟฟี่ มี รูปร่าง เป็น แท่ง มัก เป็น ลาย ขาว แดง thob-fi-me-rub-rang-pen-thaeng-mak-pen-lai-khao-daeng
candy-ass
SL คน ขี้กลัว kon-ke-kla
candy-striped
ADJ ที่ มี ลาย บน สี พื้น (มัก เป็น เส้น สีแดง หรือ ชมพู บน พื้น สี ขาว ti-me-lai-bon-se-phin
candyfloss
N ขนม สาย ไหม ขนมช นิดหนึ่ง ทำ จาก น้ำตาล ที่ ปั่น เป็น ปุย พัน อยู่ บน ด้าม ไม้ cotton candy ka-nom-sai-mai
candytuft
N พืชช นิดหนึ่ง จำพวก Iberis
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CANDENT
a.Very hot; heated to whiteness; glowing with heat.
CANDICANT
a.Growing white.
CANDID
a. 1. White.
2. Fair; open; frank; ingenuous; free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge according to truth and justice, or without partiality or prejudice; applied to persons.
3. Fair; just; impartial; applied to things; as a candid view, or construction.
CANDIDATE
n. 1. A man who seeks or aspires to an office; one who offers himself, or is proposed for preferment, by election or appointment; usually followed by for; as a candidate for the office of sheriff.
2. One who is in contemplation for an office, or for preferment, by those who have power to elect or appoint, though he does not offer himself.
3. One who, by his services or actions, will or may justly obtain preferment or reward, or whose conduct tends to secure it; as a candidate for praise.
4. A man who is qualified, according to the rules of the church, to preach the gospel, and take the charge of a parish or religious society, and proposes to settle in the ministry.
5. One who is in a state of trial or probation for a reward, in another life; as a candidate for heaven or for eternity.
CANDIDLY
adv. Openly; frankly; without trick or disguise; ingenuously.
CANDIDNESS
n.Openness of mind; frankness; fairness; ingenuousness.
CANDIED
pp. or a.Preserved with sugar, or incrusted with it; covered with crystals of sugar or ice, or with matter resembling them; as candied raisins.
CANDLE
n. 1. A long, but small cylindrical body of tallow, wax or spermaceti, formed on a wick composed of linen or cotton threads, twisted loosely; used for a portable light of domestic use.
2. A light.
3. A light; a luminary. In scripture, the candle of the Lord is the divine favor and blessing, Job 29:3, or the conscience or understanding. Proverbs 2 :27.
Excommunication by inch of candle, is when the offender is allowed time to repent, while a candle burns, and is then excommunicated.
Sale by inch of candle, is an auction in which persons are allowed to bid, only till a small piece of candle burns out.
Medicated candle, in medicine, a bougie.
Rush-candles are used in some countries; they are made of the pith of certain rushes, peeled except on one side, and dipped in grease.
CANDLE-BERRY TREE
n.The Maraca cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle; a shrub common in North America, from the berries of which a kind of wax or oil is procured, of which candles are made. The oil is obtained by boiling the berries in water; the oil rising to the surface is skimmed of, and when cool, is of the consistence of wax, and of a dull green color. In popular language, this is called bayberry tallow.
CANDLE-BOMB
n.A small glass bubble, filled with water, place in the wick of a candle, where it bursts with a report.
CANDLE-HOLDER
n.A person that holds a candle. Hence, one that remotely assists another, but is otherwise not of importance.
CANDLE-LIGHT
n.The light of a candle; the necessary candles for use.
CANDLEMAS
n.The feast of the church celebrated on the second day of February, in honor of the purification of the Virgin Mary; so called from the great number of lights used on that occasion. This feast is supposed to have originated in the declaration of Simeon, that our Savior was to be a light to lighten the Gentiles. On this day, the Catholics consecrate all the candles and tapers which are to be used in their churches during the whole year. In Rome, the pope performs the ceremony himself, and distributes wax candles to the cardinals and others, who carry them in procession through the great hall of the popes palace. The ceremony was prohibited in England by an order of council in 1548. But candlemas is one of the four terms for paying and receiving rents and interest; and it gives name to a law term, beginning Jan. 15, and ending Feb. 3.
CANDLE-STICK
n.An instrument or utensil to hold a candle, made in different forms and of different materials; originally a stick or piece of wood.
CANDLE-STUFF
n.A material of which candles are made, as tallow, wax, etc.
CANDLES-ENDS
n.Scraps; fragments.
CANDOC
n.A plant or weed tha grows in rivers.
CANDOR
n.Openness of heart; frankness; ingenuousness of mind; a disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom from tricks or disguise; sincerity.
CANDY
v.t. 1. To conserve or dress with sugar; to boil in sugar.
2. To from into congelations or crystals.
3. To cover or incrust with congelations, or crystals of ice.
CANDY
v.i.To from into crystals, or become congealed; to take on the form of candied sugar.
CANDYING
ppr. Conserving with sugar.
CANDYING
n.The act of preserving simples in substance, by boiling them in sugar.
CANDY-TUFTS
n. 1. A plant, the Iberis.
2. A Cretan flower.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CAND
CAND Cand, n.
Defn: Fluor spar. See Kand.
CANDELABRUM
Can `de *la "brum n.; pl. L. Candelabra, E. Candelabrums. Etym: [L., fr. candela candle. See candle. ]
1. (Antiq.) (a ) A lamp stand of any sort. (b ) A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, -- frequently a votive offering to a temple.
2. A large candlestick, having several branches.
CANDENT
Can `dent, a. Etym: [L. candens, p. pr. of candëre to glitter. See Candid. ]
Defn: Heated to whiteness; glowing with heat. "A candent vessel. " Boyle.
CANDEROS
CANDEROS Can "de *ros, n.
Defn: An East Indian resin, of a pellucid white color, from which small ornaments and toys are sometimes made.
CANDESCENCE
CANDESCENCE Can *des "cence, n.
Defn: See Inclandescence.
CANDESCENT
CANDESCENT Can *des "cent, a. [L. candescens, -entis, p. pr. of candescere, v.incho. fr. candere to shine. ]
Defn: Glowing; luminous; incandescent.
CANDICANT
Can "di *cant, a. Etym: [L. candicans, p. pr. of candicare to be whitish. ]
Defn: Growing white. [Obs. ]
CANDID
Can *did, a. Etym: [F. candide (cf. It. candido ), L. candidus white, fr. candëre to be of a glowing white; akin to accend, incend, to set on fire, Skr. chand to shane. Cf. Candle, Incense. ]
1. White. [Obs. ] The box receives all black; but poured from thence, The stones came candid forth, the hue of innocence. Dryden.
2. Free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge according to truth and justice, or without partiality or prejudice; fair; just; impartial; as, a candid opinion. "Candid and dispassionate men. " W. Irving.
3. Open; frank; ingenuous; outspoken.
Syn. -- Fair; open; ingenuous; impartial; just; frank; artless; unbiased; equitable. -- Candid, Fair, Open, Frank, Ingenuous. A man is fair when he puts things on a just or equitable footing; he is candid when be looks impartially on both sides of a subject, doing justice especially to the motives and conduct of an opponent; he is open and frank when he declares his sentiments without reserve; he is ingenuous when he does this from a noble regard for truth. Fair dealing; candid investigation; an open temper; a frank disposition; an ingenuous answer or declaration.
CANDIDACY
CANDIDACY Can "di *da *cy, n.
Defn: The position of a candidate; state of being a candidate; candidateship.
CANDIDATE
Can "di *date, n. Etym: [L. Candidatus, n. (because candidates for office in Rome were clothed in a white toga. ) fr. candidatus clothed in white, fr. candiduslittering, white: cf. F. candidat. ]
Defn: One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office, privilege, or honor; as, a candidate for the office of governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate for scholastic honors.
CANDIDATESHIP
CANDIDATESHIP Can "di *date *ship, n.
Defn: Candidacy.
CANDIDATING
CANDIDATING Can "di *da `ting, n.
Defn: The taking of the position of a candidate; specifically, the preaching of a clergyman with a view to settlement. [Cant, U. S.]
CANDIDATURE
CANDIDATURE Can "di *da *ture, n.
Defn: Candidacy.
CANDIDLY
CANDIDLY Can "did *ly, adv.
Defn: In a candid manner.
CANDIDNESS
CANDIDNESS Can "did *ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being candid.
CANDIED
Can "died, a. Etym: [From 1st Candy. ]
1. Preserved in or with sugar; incrusted with a candylike substance; as, candied fruits.
2. (a ) Converted wholly or partially into sugar or candy; as candied sirup. (b ) Conted or more or less with sugar; as, candidied raisins.(c ) Figuratively; Honeyed; sweet; flattering. Let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp. Shak.
3. Covered or incrusted with that which resembles sugar or candy. Will the cold brook, Candiedwith ice, caudle thy morning tast Shak.
CANDIFY
Can "di *fy, v. t. or v. i. Etym: [L. candificare; candëre to be white + -facere to make. ]
Defn: To make or become white, or candied. [R.]
CANDIOT
Can "di *ot, a. Etym: [Cf. F. candiote.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Candia; Cretary.
CANDITE
CANDITE Can "dite, n. (Min. )
Defn: A variety of spinel, of a dark color, found at Candy, in Ceylon.
CANDLE
Can "dle, n. Etym: [OE. candel, candel, AS, candel, fr. L. candela a (white ) light made of wax or tallow, fr. candëre to be white. See Candid, and cf. Chandler, Cannel, Kindle. ]
1. A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light. How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. Shak.
Note: Candles are usually made by repeatedly dipping the wicks in the melted tallow, etc. ("dipped candles "), or by casting or running in a mold.
2. That which gives light; a luminary. By these blessed candles of the night. Shak. Candle nut, the fruit of a euphorbiaceous shrub (Aleurites triloba ), a native of some of the Pacific islands; -- socalled because, when dry, it will burn with a bright flame, and is used by the natives as a candle. The oil has many uses. -- Candle power (Photom. ), illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standard candle. Electric candle, A modification of the electric arc lamp, in which the carbon rods, instead of being placed end to end, are arranged side by side, and at a distance suitable for the formation of the arc at the tip; - - called also, from the name of the inventor, Jablockoff candle. -- Excommunication by inch of candle, a form of excommunication in which the offender is allowed time to repent only while a candle burns. -- Not worth the candle, not worth the cost or trouble. -- Rush candle, a candle made of the pith of certain rushes, peeled except on one side, and dipped in grease. -- Sale by inch of candle, an auction in which persons are allowed to bid only till a small piece of candle burns out. -- Standard candle (Photom. ), a special form of candle employed as a standard in photometric measurements; usually, a candle of spermaceti so constructed as to burn at the rate of 12 grains, or 7.8 grams, per hour. -- To curse by bell, book and candle. See under Bell.
CANDLEBERRY TREE
CANDLEBERRY TREE Can "dle *ber `ry tree. (Bot. )
Defn: A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle ), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; -- also called bayberry tree, bayberry, or candleberry.
CANDLEBOMB
CANDLEBOMB Can "dle *bomb `, n.
1. A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.
2. A pasteboard shell used in signaling. It is filled with a composition which makes a brilliant light when it explodes. Farrow.
CANDLE COAL
CANDLE COAL Can "dle coal `.
Defn: See Cannel coal.
CANDLEFISH
CANDLEFISH Can "dle *fish `, n. (Zoöl.)(a ) A marine fish (Thaleichthys Pacificus ), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; -- called also eulachon. It is so oily that, when dried, it may be used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it. (b ) The beshow.
CANDLE FOOT
CANDLE FOOT Candle foot. (Photom. )
Defn: The illumination produced by a British standard candle at a distance of one foot; --used as a unit of illumination.
CANDLEHOLDER
CANDLEHOLDER Can "dle *hold `er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists another, but is otherwise not of importance. Shak.
CANDLELIGHT
CANDLELIGHT Can "dle *light `, n.
Defn: The light of a candle. Never went by candlelight to bed. Dryden.
CANDLEMAS
Can "dle *mas, n. Etym: [AS. candelmæsse, candel candle _ mæsse mass. ]
Defn: The second day of February, on which is celebrated the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary; -- so called because the candles for the altar or other sacred uses are blessed on that day.
CANDLE METER
CANDLE METER Candle meter. (Photom. )
Defn: The illumination given by a standard candle at a distance of one meter; -- used as a unit of illumination, except in Great Britain.
CANDLENUT
CANDLENUT Can "dle *nut `, n.
1. The fruit of a euphorbiaceous tree or shrub (Aleurites moluccana ), native of some of the Pacific islands. It is used by the natives as a candle. The oil from the nut ( candlenut, or kekune, oil ) has many uses.
2. The tree itself.
CANDLEPIN
CANDLEPIN Can `dle *pin `, n. (Tenpins ) (a ) A form of pin slender and nearly straight like a candle. (b ) The game played with such pins; -- in form candlepins, used as a singular.
CANDLE POWER
CANDLE POWER Candle power. (Photom. )
Defn: Illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standard candle.
CANDLESTICK
Can "dle *stick `, n. Etym: [AS. candel-sticca; candel candle + sticca stick. ]
Defn: An instrument or utensil for supporting a candle.
CANDLEWASTER
CANDLEWASTER Can "dle *wast `er, n.
Defn: One who consumes candles by being up late for study or dissipation. A bookworm, a candlewaster. B. Jonson.
CANDOCK
Can "dock n. Etym: [Prob. fr. can + dock (the plant ). Cf. G.kannenkraut horsetail, lit. "canweed."] (Bot. )
Defn: A plant or weed that grows in rivers; a species of of Equisetum; also, the yellow frog lily (Nuphar luteum ).
CANDOR
CANDOR Can "dor, n. [Written also candour. ] Etym: [L. candor, fr. candëre;cf. F. candeur. See candid. ]
1. Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions ) usullied purity; innocence. [Obs. ] Nor yor unquestioned integrity Shall e'er be sullied with one taint or spot That may take from your innocence and candor. Massinger.
2. A disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity. Attribute superior sagacity and candor to those who held that side of the question. Whewell.
CANDROY
CANDROY Can "droy, n.
Defn: A machine for spreading out cotton cloths to prepare them for printing.
CANDY
Can "dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Candied; p. pr & vb. n. Candying. ] Etym: [F. candir (cf. It. candire, Sp. azúcar cande or candi ), fr. Ar. & Pers. qand, fr. Skr. Khan \'c8da piece, sugar in pieces or lumps, fr. khan \'c8, khad to break. ]
1. To conserve or boil in sugar; as, to candy fruits; to candy ginger.
2. To make sugar crystals of or in; to form into a mass resembling candy; as, to candy sirup.
3. To incrust with sugar or with candy, or with that which resembles sugar or candy. Those frosts that winter brings Which candy every green. Drayson.
CANDY
CANDY Can "dy, v. i.
1. To have sugar crystals form in or on; as, fruits preserved in sugar candy after a time.
2. To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.
CANDY
Can "dy n. Etym: [F. candi. See Candy, v. t.]
Defn: A more or less solid article of confectionery made by boiling sugar or molasses to the desired consistency, and than crystallizing, molding, or working in the required shape. It is often flavored or colored, and sometimes contains fruit, nuts, etc.
CANDY
Candy, n. Etym: [Mahratta khan \'c8i, Tamil kan \'c8i.]
Defn: A weight, at Madras 5 pounds, at Bombay 56 pounds.
CANDYTUFT
CANDYTUFT Can "dy *tuft `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: An annual plant of the genus Iberis, cultivated in gardens. The name was originally given to the I. umbellata, first, discovered in the island of Candia.
New American Oxford Dictionary
candela
can de la |kanˈdēlə, -ˈdelə kænˈdɛlə kænˈdilə |(abbr.: cd ) ▶noun Physics the SI unit of luminous intensity. One candela is the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 10 12 Hz and has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1 /683 watt per steradian. ORIGIN 1950s: from Latin, ‘candle. ’
candelabra tree
can ¦de |la ¦bra tree ▶noun either of two trees with upward-curving boughs: ● a tropical African tree (genus Euphorbia, family Euphorbiaceae ). ● a South American pine tree related to the monkey puzzle (Araucaria angustifolia, family Araucariaceae ).
candelabrum
can de la brum |ˌkandəˈläbrəm, -ˈlab- ˌkændəˈlɑbrəm | ▶noun ( pl. candelabra |-ˈläbrə, -ˈlabrə | ) a large branched candlestick or holder for several candles or lamps. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin, from candela (see candle ). usage: Based on the Latin forms, the correct singular is candelabrum and the plural is candelabra. In practice, however, candelabra is increasingly used as the singular form, with the plural as candelabras. In the Oxford English Corpus, these forms are more common than the traditional ones and are coming to be regarded as part of standard English.
candescent
can des cent |kanˈdesənt kænˈdɛsənt | ▶adjective glowing with, or as with, heat. DERIVATIVES can des cence noun, can des cent ly adverb
candid
can did |ˈkandid ˈkændəd | ▶adjective 1 truthful and straightforward; frank: his responses were remarkably candid | a candid discussion. 2 (of a photograph of a person ) taken informally, esp. without the subject's knowledge. DERIVATIVES can did ly adverb, can did ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the Latin sense ): from Latin candidus ‘white. ’ Subsequent early senses were ‘pure, innocent, ’ ‘unbiased, ’ and ‘free from malice, ’ hence ‘frank ’ (late 17th cent ). Compare with candor .
candida
can di da |ˈkandidə ˈkændɪdə | ▶noun a yeastlike, parasitic fungus that can sometimes cause thrush. [Genus Candida, phylum Ascomycota, esp. C. albicans. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, feminine of Latin candidus ‘white. ’
candidate
can di date |ˈkandiˌdāt, -dit ˈkæn (d )əˌdeɪt | ▶noun a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election: candidates applying for this position should be computer-literate | the Republican candidate. • a person taking an examination: doctoral candidates in literature. • a person or thing regarded as suitable for or likely to receive a particular fate, treatment, or position: she was the perfect candidate for a biography | a leading candidate for the title of New York's ugliest building. DERIVATIVES can di da cy |ˈkandidəsē |noun, can di da ture |-ˌCHo͝or, -CHər |noun (Brit. )ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin candidatus ‘white-robed, ’ also denoting a candidate for office (who traditionally wore a white toga ), from candidus ‘white. ’
candidiasis
can di di a sis |ˌkandiˈdīəsis ˌkændəˈdaɪəsəs | ▶noun infection with candida, esp. as causing oral or vaginal thrush.
candiru
can di ru |ˌkandəˈro͞o ˈkændəˌru | ▶noun a minute, slender catfish of the Amazon region that feeds by sucking blood from other fishes and sometimes enters the body orifices of mammals. It is notorious for its occasional habit of entering the urethra of human swimmers. [Vandellia cirrhosa, family Trichomycteridae. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: via Portuguese from Tupi candirú.
candle
can dle |ˈkandl ˈkændl | ▶noun a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick that is lit to produce light as it burns. • (also international candle ) Physics a unit of luminous intensity, superseded by the candela. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (of a poultry breeder ) test (an egg ) for freshness or fertility by holding it to the light. PHRASES be unable to hold a candle to informal be not nearly as good as: nobody in the final could hold a candle to her. DERIVATIVES can dler |ˈkandlər, -dl-ər |noun ORIGIN Old English candel, from Latin candela, from candere ‘be white or glisten. ’
candleberry
can dle ber ry |ˈkandlˌberē ˈkændəlbɛri | ▶noun ( pl. candleberries ) any of a number of trees or shrubs whose berries or seeds yield a wax or oil that can be used for making candles, in particular: [● a bayberry or related North American shrub (genus Myrica, family Myricaceae ). ● the candlenut. ]
candlefish
can dle fish |ˈkandlˌfiSH ˈkændəlfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or candlefishes ) a small, edible marine fish with oily flesh, occurring on the west coast of North America. Also called eulachon. [Thaleichthys pacificus, family Osmeridae. ] ORIGIN so named because the Chinook Indians formerly burned the oily bodies of these fish as candles.
candleholder
can dle hold er |ˈkandlˌhōldər ˈkændlˌhoʊldər | ▶noun a holder or support for a candle, typically one that is small or sturdy.
candlelight
can dle light |ˈkandlˌlīt ˈkændlˌlaɪt | ▶noun dim light provided by a candle or candles: we dined by candlelight .
candlelit
can dle lit |ˈkandlˌlit ˈkændlˌlɪt | ▶adjective lit by a candle or candles: a romantic candlelit dinner.
Candlemas
Can dle mas |ˈkandlməs ˈkændlməs | ▶noun a Christian festival held on February 2 to commemorate the purification of the Virgin Mary (after childbirth, according to Jewish law ) and the presentation of Christ in the Temple. Candles were traditionally blessed at this festival. ORIGIN Old English Candelmæsse (see candle, Mass ).
candlenut
can dle nut |ˈkandlˌnət ˈkændəlnət | ▶noun an evergreen tree of the spurge family, with large seeds that yield an oil used for lighting and other purposes, native to Southeast Asia and the South Pacific islands. Also called candleberry. [Aleurites moluccana, family Euphorbiaceae. ]
candlepower
can dle pow er |ˈkandlˌpou (ə )r ˈkændlpaʊər | ▶noun illuminating power expressed in candelas or candles: [ as modifier ] : a 16 -candlepower lamp.
candlesnuffer
can dle snuff er |ˈkandlˌsnəfər ˈkændəlˌsnəfər | ▶noun see snuffer.
candlestick
can dle stick |ˈkandlˌstik ˈkændlˌstɪk | ▶noun a support or holder for one or more candles, typically one that is tall and thin.
candlewick
can dle wick |ˈkandlˌwik ˈkændlˌwɪk | ▶noun a thick, soft cotton fabric with a raised, tufted pattern: [ as modifier ] : a candlewick dressing gown. • the yarn used to make such a fabric. • tufted embroidery work made with heavy cotton yarn similar to that used to make wicks for candles.
Candolle, Augustin Pyrame de
Candolle, Augustin Pyrame de |kanˈdɒl, French kɑ̃dɔl | (1778 –1841 ), Swiss botanist. He introduced a new scheme of plant classification based on morphological characteristics, which prevailed for many years.
candomblé
can dom blé |ˌkanˌdōmˈblā ˌkændoʊmˈbleɪ | ▶noun Brazilian sect of the macumba cult. ORIGIN Brazilian Portuguese.
candor
can dor |ˈkandər, -ˌdôr ˈkændər |(Brit. candour ) ▶noun the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness: a man of refreshing candor. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the Latin sense ): from Latin candor ‘whiteness. ’ The current sense dates from the mid 18th cent. ; the development of the senses paralleled that of candid .
CANDU
CANDU |ˈkanˌdo͞o, -ˈdo͞o ˌkænˈdu |(also Candu ) ▶noun a nuclear reactor of a Canadian design in which the fuel is unenriched uranium oxide clad in zircaloy and the coolant and moderator is heavy water. ORIGIN from Can (ada ) + the initial letters of deuterium and uranium .
candy
can dy |ˈkandē ˈkændi | ▶noun ( pl. candies ) a sweet food made with sugar or syrup combined with fruit, chocolate, or nuts: [ as modifier ] : a candy bar | pink and yellow candies. • sugar crystallized by repeated boiling and slow evaporation. ▶verb ( candies, candying, candied ) [ with obj. ] (often as adj. candied ) preserve (fruit ) by coating and impregnating it with a sugar syrup: candied fruit. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (as a verb ): the noun use is from late Middle English sugar-candy, from French sucre candi ‘crystallized sugar, ’ from Arabic sukkar ‘sugar ’ + qandī ‘candied, ’ based on Sanskrit khaṇḍa ‘fragment. ’
candy apple
can dy ap ple |ˈkændi ˈæpəl | ▶noun an apple coated with a thin layer of cooked sugar or caramel and fixed on a stick. • (also candy-apple red ) a bright red color.
candy-ass
can dy-ass |ˈkændi æs | ▶noun informal a timid, cowardly, or despicable person. DERIVATIVES can dy-assed adjective
candy cane
can dy cane ▶noun a cylindrical stick of striped, sweet candy with a curved end, resembling a walking stick.
candy corn
can dy corn ▶noun a form of chewy candy shaped like a large kernel of corn.
candyfloss
candy |floss |ˈkandɪflɒs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a mass of pink or white fluffy spun sugar wrapped round a stick. • something perceived as lacking in worth or substance: their music is just aural candyfloss.
candyman
can dy man |ˈkandēˌman ˈkændimæn | ▶noun ( pl. candymen ) informal a person who sells illegal drugs. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from candy + man, an earlier sense denoting a ragman who gave toffee in exchange for goods.
candy-striped
can dy-striped |ˈkændi ˌstraɪpt | ▶adjective (of material or a garment ) patterned with alternating stripes of white and another color, typically pink. DERIVATIVES can dy-stripe adjective & noun
candy-striper
can dy-strip er |ˈstrīpər ˈkændiˌstraɪpər | ▶noun informal a teenage girl who does volunteer nursing in a hospital. ORIGIN so named because of the candy-striped uniforms of such nurses.
candytuft
can dy tuft |ˈkandēˌtəft ˈkændiˌtəft | ▶noun a European plant with small heads of white, pink, or purple flowers, often cultivated as a garden plant. [Genus Iberis, family Brassicaceae. ] ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Candy (obsolete form of Candia, former name of Crete ) + tuft .
Oxford Dictionary
candescent
can des cent |kanˈdesənt kænˈdɛsənt | ▶adjective glowing with, or as with, heat. DERIVATIVES can des cence noun, can des cent ly adverb
candela
candela |kanˈdɛlə, -ˈdiːlə, ˈkandɪlə |(abbrev.: cd ) ▶noun Physics the SI unit of luminous intensity. One candela is the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 10 12 Hz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1 /683 watt per steradian. ORIGIN 1950s: from Latin, ‘candle ’.
candelabra tree
can ¦de |la ¦bra tree ▶noun either of two trees with upward-curving boughs: ● a tropical African tree (genus Euphorbia, family Euphorbiaceae ). ● a South American pine tree related to the monkey puzzle (Araucaria angustifolia, family Araucariaceae ).
candelabrum
candelabrum |ˌkandɪˈlɑːbrəm, -ˈleɪ - |(also candelabra |-brə |) ▶noun ( pl. candelabra or candelabras ) a large branched candlestick or holder for several candles or lamps. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin, from candela (see candle ). usage: Based on the Latin forms, the correct singular is candelabrum and the plural is candelabra. However, in practice candelabra is increasingly used as the singular form, with the plural as candelabras. In the Oxford English Corpus these forms are commoner than the traditional ones, and are coming to be regarded as part of standard English.
candid
can ¦did |ˈkandɪd | ▶adjective 1 truthful and straightforward; frank: his responses were remarkably candid | a candid discussion. 2 (of a photograph of a person ) taken informally, especially without the subject's knowledge. DERIVATIVES candidly adverb, candidness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the Latin sense ): from Latin candidus ‘white ’. Subsequent early senses were ‘pure, innocent ’, ‘unbiased ’, and ‘free from malice ’, hence ‘frank ’ (late 17th cent. ). Compare with candour .
candida
candida |ˈkandɪdə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a yeast-like parasitic fungus that can sometimes cause thrush. ●Genus Candida, subdivision Deuteromycotina. ORIGIN modern Latin, feminine of Latin candidus ‘white ’.
candidate
candidate |ˈkandɪdeɪt, -dət | ▶noun a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election: candidates applying for this position should be computer-literate | the Green Party candidate. • Brit. a person taking an examination: an A-level candidate. • a person or thing regarded as suitable for or likely to receive a particular fate, treatment, or position: she was the perfect candidate for a biography. DERIVATIVES candidacy noun, candidature noun (Brit. )ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin candidatus ‘white-robed ’, also denoting a candidate for office (who traditionally wore a white toga ), from candidus ‘white ’.
candidiasis
candidiasis |ˌkandɪˈdʌɪəsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] infection with candida, especially as causing oral or vaginal thrush.
candiru
candiru |ˌkandɪˈruː | ▶noun a minute, slender catfish of the Amazon region, feeding by sucking blood from other fishes and sometimes entering the body orifices of mammals. It is notorious for its occasional habit of entering the urethra of human bathers. ●Vandellia cirrhosa, family Trichomycteridae. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: via Portuguese from Tupi candirú.
candle
can ¦dle |ˈkand (ə )l | ▶noun 1 a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick which is lit to produce light as it burns. 2 (also international candle ) Physics a unit of luminous intensity, superseded by the candela. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (of a poultry breeder ) test (an egg ) for freshness or fertility by holding it to the light. PHRASES be able to hold a candle to [ with negative ] informal be nearly as good as: nobody in the final could hold a candle to her. the game's not worth the candle the potential advantages to be gained from doing something do not justify the cost or trouble involved. DERIVATIVES candler noun ORIGIN Old English candel, from Latin candela, from candere ‘be white or glisten ’.
candleberry
candle |berry |ˈkandəlˌbɛri | ▶noun ( pl. candleberries ) any of a number of trees or shrubs whose berries or seeds yield a wax or oil which can be used for making candles, in particular: ● a bayberry or related North American shrub. ● the candlenut.
candlefish
candle |fish ▶noun ( pl. same or candlefishes ) a small edible marine fish with oily flesh, occurring on the west coast of North America. Also called eulachon. ●Thaleichthys pacificus, family Osmeridae. ORIGIN so named because the Chinook Indians formerly burnt the oily bodies of these fish as candles.
candleholder
candle |hold ¦er |ˈkand (ə )lˌhəʊldə | ▶noun a holder or support for a candle.
candlelight
candle |light |ˈkand (ə )llʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] dim light provided by a candle or candles: we dined by candlelight .
candlelit
candle |lit |ˈkandllɪt | ▶adjective lit by a candle or candles: a romantic candlelit dinner.
Candlemas
Candlemas |ˈkand (ə )lmas, -məs | ▶noun a Christian festival held on 2 February to commemorate the purification of the Virgin Mary (after childbirth, according to Jewish law ) and the presentation of Christ in the Temple. Candles were traditionally blessed at this festival. ORIGIN Old English Candelmæsse (see candle, Mass ).
candlenut
candle |nut |ˈkandəlnʌt | ▶noun an evergreen tree of the spurge family, with large seeds that yield an oil used for lighting and other purposes, native to SE Asia and the South Pacific islands. Also called candleberry. ●Aleurites moluccana, family Euphorbiaceae.
candlepower
candle |power |ˈkand (ə )lpaʊə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] illuminating power expressed in candelas or candles: [ as modifier ] : a 16 -candlepower lamp.
candlestick
candle |stick |ˈkand (ə )lstɪk | ▶noun a support or holder for one or more candles, typically one that is tall and thin.
candlewick
candle |wick |ˈkand (ə )lwɪk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a thick, soft cotton fabric with a raised, tufted pattern: [ as modifier ] : a candlewick dressing gown. • the yarn used to make candlewick.
Candolle, Augustin Pyrame de
Candolle, Augustin Pyrame de |kanˈdɒl, French kɑ̃dɔl | (1778 –1841 ), Swiss botanist. He introduced a new scheme of plant classification based on morphological characteristics, which prevailed for many years.
candomblé
candomblé |ˌkandɒmˈbleɪ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a Brazilian sect of the macumba cult. ORIGIN Brazilian Portuguese.
candour
candour |ˈkandə |(US candor ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality of being open and honest; frankness: a man of refreshing candour. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the Latin sense ): from Latin candor ‘whiteness ’. The current sense dates from the mid 18th cent. ; the development of the senses paralleled that of candid .
CANDU
CANDU |ˈkanduː, kanˈduː |(also Candu ) ▶noun a nuclear reactor of a Canadian design in which the fuel is unenriched uranium oxide clad in zircaloy and the coolant and moderator is heavy water. ORIGIN from Can (ada ) + the initial letters of deuterium and uranium .
candy
candy |ˈkandi | ▶noun ( pl. candies ) (also sugar candy ) [ mass noun ] N. Amer. sweets; confectionery: [ as modifier ] : a candy bar | [ count noun ] : pink and yellow candies. • chiefly Brit. sugar crystallized by repeated boiling and slow evaporation. ▶verb ( candies, candying, candied ) [ with obj. ] (often as adj. candied ) preserve (fruit ) by coating and impregnating it with a sugar syrup: candied fruit. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (as a verb ): the noun use is from late Middle English sugar-candy, from French sucre candi ‘crystallized sugar ’, from Arabic sukkar ‘sugar ’ + qandī ‘candied ’, based on Sanskrit khaṇḍa ‘fragment ’.
candy apple
candy apple ▶noun N. Amer. a toffee apple. • (also candy-apple red ) [ mass noun ] a bright red colour.
candy-ass
candy-ass |ˈkandɪas | ▶noun N. Amer. informal a timid, cowardly, or despicable person. DERIVATIVES candy-assed adjective
candy cane
candy cane ▶noun N. Amer. a cylindrical stick of striped sweet rock with a curved end, resembling a walking stick.
candy corn
can dy corn ▶noun a form of chewy candy shaped like a large kernel of corn.
candyfloss
candy |floss |ˈkandɪflɒs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a mass of pink or white fluffy spun sugar wrapped round a stick. • something perceived as lacking in worth or substance: their music is just aural candyfloss.
candyman
candy |man |ˈkandɪˌman | ▶noun ( pl. candymen ) N. Amer. informal a person who sells illegal drugs. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from candy + man, an earlier sense denoting a ragman who gave toffee in exchange for goods.
candy-striped
candy-striped ▶adjective (of material or a garment ) patterned with alternating stripes of white and another colour, typically pink. DERIVATIVES candy-stripe adjective & noun
candy-striper
candy-striper ▶noun N. Amer. informal a female voluntary nurse in a hospital. ORIGIN so named because of the candy-striped uniforms of such nurses.
candytuft
candy |tuft |ˈkandɪtʌft | ▶noun a European plant with small heads of white, pink, or purple flowers, grown as a garden or rockery plant. ●Genus Iberis, family Cruciferae. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Candy (obsolete form of Candia, former name of Crete ) + tuft .
American Oxford Thesaurus
candid
candid adjective 1 his responses were remarkably candid: frank, outspoken, forthright, blunt, open, honest, truthful, sincere, direct, plain-spoken, straightforward, ingenuous, bluff; informal upfront, on the level, on the up and up. ANTONYMS guarded. 2 candid shots: unposed, informal, uncontrived, impromptu, natural.
candidate
candidate noun candidates should be computer-literate: applicant, job applicants, job-seeker, interviewee; contender, contestant, nominee.
candle
candle noun hand-dipped white candles: taper, votive candle; archaic glim.
candlestick
candlestick noun a pair of brass candlesticks: candle holder, candelabra, menorah, flambeau, sconce.
candor
candor noun I'm not sure he appreciated my candor: frankness, openness, honesty, candidness, truthfulness, sincerity, forthrightness, directness, plain-spokenness, bluntness, straightforwardness, outspokenness; informal telling it like it is.
candy
candy noun chocolate candy: bonbon, confectionery, sweet.
Oxford Thesaurus
candid
candid adjective 1 his responses were remarkably candid: frank, outspoken, forthright, blunt, open, honest, truthful, sincere, direct, straightforward, plain-spoken, bluff, unreserved, downright, not afraid to call a spade a spade, straight from the shoulder, unvarnished, bald; heart-to-heart, intimate, personal, man-to-man, woman-to-woman; informal upfront, on the level; N. Amer. informal on the up and up; archaic round, free-spoken. ANTONYMS secretive, guarded, insincere. 2 it's better to let the photographer mingle and take candid shots: unposed, informal, uncontrived, unstudied, impromptu; spontaneous, extemporary, natural. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD candid, frank, outspoken, forthright, blunt These words generally show admiration for openness and honesty, although this can be tinged with the feeling that some things are better concealed. They can all describe a person or the things they say or write. ■ A candid person keeps no secrets and does not gloss over distressing or discreditable facts (he was candid about the difficulties | the head of the information directorate said only that discussions had been candid ). Such total openness is often welcome or unusual, as shown by the frequent accompanying use of refreshingly. ■ Frank, while very close in meaning to candid, suggests a greater bluntness and is more often used to describe painful or difficult revelations such as a confession or admission. It also suggests a down-to-earth openness on matters seen as sensitive or embarrassing (frank discussion of sexual matters ). ■ Someone who is outspoken is unusually ready to risk unpopularity or even danger by expressing controversial opinions (an outspoken critic of the military ). It is much more commonly used than the other four words to describe critics, advocates, opponents, criticism, politicians, and leaders. ■ Someone who is forthright says what they have to say, without fear or favour and in an uncompromising manner (a forthright rejection of the idea of electoral pacts ). ■ Someone who is blunt may even take a perverse delight in mentioning sensitive issues or giving unwelcome news in an abrupt and unadorned way (to be blunt, a substantial majority of candidates are not fully literate | blunt warnings about the dangers of smoking ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
candidate
candidate noun 1 candidates applying for this position should be computer-literate: applicant, job applicant, job-seeker, prospective employee; contender, contestant, nominee, aspirant, possibility, possible; interviewee; postulant, suitor, pretender; informal runner. 2 A-level candidates: examinee, entrant. 3 the most likely candidate for the title of Designer of the Year: prospect; informal bet.
candle
candle noun taper, sconce; tallow candle, wax candle, Christmas candle, votary candle, paschal candle; archaic wax light, glim, rush candle, rushlight; rare bougie, cierge. WORD LINKS candle chandler maker or seller of candles chandlery shop selling candles Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
candour
candour noun he spoke with a degree of candour unusual in political life: frankness, openness, honesty, candidness, truthfulness, sincerity, forthrightness, directness, lack of restraint, straightforwardness, plain-spokenness, plain dealing, plainness, calling a spade a spade, unreservedness, bluffness, bluntness, outspokenness; informal telling it like it is. ANTONYMS guardedness, evasiveness, insincerity.
candy
candy noun N. Amer. See confectionery.
Duden Dictionary
cand.
cand. Abkürzung candidatus; vgl. Kandidat
Candela
Can de la Substantiv, feminin Physik , die |Cand e la |die Candela; Genitiv: der Candela, Plural: die Candela lateinisch candela = Kerze Einheit der Lichtstärke cd
Candida
Can di da Eigenname |C a ndida |weiblicher Vorname
Candida
Can di da Substantiv, feminin , die |C a ndida |die Candida; Genitiv: der Candida 1 Antiquadruckschrift 2 [krankheitserregender ] Sprosspilz auf Haut und Schleimhaut
Candidatus [reverendi] Ministerii
Can di da tus [re ve ren di ] Mi nis te rii Substantiv, maskulin , der |Candid a tus [rever e ndi ] Minist e rii |der Candidatus [reverendi ] Ministerii; des Candidatus [reverendi ] Ministerii, die Candidati [reverendi ] Ministerii Kandidat des [lutherischen ] Predigtamts Abkürzung: cand. [rev. ] min. oder c. r. m.
Candidus
Can di dus Eigenname |C a ndidus |männlicher Vorname
Candle-Light-Dinner
Can dle-Light-Din ner , Can dle light-Din ner Substantiv, Neutrum , das Candlelight-Dinner |ˈkændl̩la͜it … ˈkændl̩la͜it …|aus englisch candlelight = Kerzenschein, -licht und Dinner festliches Abendessen mit Kerzenbeleuchtung
French Dictionary
candela
candela n. f. nom féminin Symbole cd (s ’écrit sans point ). Unité de mesure de l ’intensité lumineuse. Prononciation Le e se prononce é, [kɑ̃dela ]
candélabre
candélabre n. m. nom masculin Chandelier à plusieurs branches. : Un beau candélabre en argent.
candeur
candeur n. f. nom féminin Naïveté, confiance excessive, absence de méfiance. : Dans sa candeur, elle croyait à ses belles paroles. SYNONYME ingénuité ; innocence . ANTONYME méfiance ; ruse .
candi
candi adj. inv. en genre adjectif invariable en genre Sucre purifié, cristallisé. : Des sucres candis. Note Grammaticale La forme féminine candie a été relevée, mais la plupart des auteurs indiquent que le mot est invariable en genre. Note Orthographique cand i.
candidat
candidat , ate n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui fait une demande d ’emploi, qui se présente à un examen, à une élection, etc. : Les candidats à l ’élection partielle sont des inconnus.
candidature
candidature n. f. nom féminin État de candidat. : La Grèce a toujours soutenu la candidature de la Turquie à l ’Union européenne, à condition qu ’elle respecte les valeurs européennes. Annoncer, maintenir, présenter sa candidature à une élection. Appel de candidatures. Procédure par laquelle une administration publique demande à des fournisseurs potentiels de présenter un dossier de candidature afin d ’arrêter une liste de candidats admis à présenter une offre de service ou une soumission. SYNONYME appel à candidatures . Candidature admissible. Dossier d ’un candidat qui répond aux critères minimaux définis pour une fonction donnée. : Son dossier se classe dans les candidatures admissibles (et non *éligibles ). Candidature spontanée. Candidature d ’une personne qui fournit son curriculum vitæ à une organisation sans répondre à une offre d ’emploi. Mise en candidature. Motion proposant le choix d ’une personne pour remplir une charge élective dans une assemblée délibérante (GDT ). : Une mise en candidature (et non *en nomination ). Poser sa candidature. Se porter candidat. : Poser sa candidature à (et non *appliquer pour ) un poste.
candide
candide adj. adjectif Naïf et confiant. : Un regard candide. SYNONYME ingénu ; innocent . ANTONYME méfiant ; rusé .
candidement
candidement adv. adverbe D ’une manière candide, sans méfiance.
Spanish Dictionary
candado
candado nombre masculino 1 Mecanismo para asegurar que puertas, tapas, cajones y otras cosas quedan cerradas, que es independiente de aquello que cierra; está compuesto por una caja metálica con una cerradura u otro mecanismo que permite abrir un gancho que sobresale de la caja, el cual se puede hacer pasar por una anilla o una cadena y se ajusta a la caja mediante presión :delante de esa pared había una reja plegable asegurada con un candado y varias vueltas de cadena .2 Cláusula de un proyecto de ley, ratificado en ella, que fija o retrotrae su vigencia desde la presentación de tal proyecto .
candar
candar verbo transitivo Cerrar una cosa con llave o de cualquier otro modo :canda bien la puerta cuando te vayas de viaje .
cande
cande nombre masculino Urug Golosina de forma alargada y de color rosado que es dura antes de ser ingerida y se ablanda por el efecto de la saliva :el sabor del cande es parecido al de la frutilla .agarrar de cande Urug coloquial Mofarse de una persona que es ingenua y muy crédula :cuando éramos niños siempre agarrábamos de cande a Pablo, nos creía todo lo que le contábamos .
candeal
candeal VÉASE trigo candeal .
candela
candela nombre femenino 1 Vela o cilindro de cera que se enciende y sirve para dar luz .2 Fuego o materia que está ardiendo con llama o con brasa y que proporciona luz y calor :dos chispas de candela abrasaron la colcha de la cama .3 Flor del castaño :era la época del año en la que los castaños lucían sus candelas .4 adjetivo /nombre femenino Cuba coloquial [niño ] Que es travieso y revoltoso .5 nombre femenino Cuba, Venez Situación conflictiva, confusa o embarazosa .6 fís Unidad de intensidad luminosa del Sistema Internacional, de símbolo cd , que equivale a la intensidad luminosa de una superficie de 1 /600 000 m 2 de un cuerpo negro a la temperatura de fusión del platino (1 770 ºC ).coger candela Cuba Comenzar a quemarse [algo ].dar candela i Cuba Encender el cigarrillo a una persona .ii Cuba Prender fuego a algo .meterse candela Cuba Implicarse [una persona ] en una situación que es complicada y de la que es difícil salir :se metió en candela cuando dijo que iría a la fiesta .
candelabro
candelabro nombre masculino Soporte para velas que consiste en un candelero de dos o más brazos, que puede sostenerse sobre su pie o ir sujeto a una pared o a otra superficie :un candelabro de bronce; un candelabro de seis brazos; un enorme candelabro de sesenta grandes velones iluminaba el faro; en el salón contiguo se hallaba el piano, con dos candelabros; sobre la mesa lucían dos viejos cabos de vela encajados en sendos candelabros, antiguos y verdes de cardenillo .
candelaria
candelaria nombre femenino 1 Planta de hojas amarillas, largas y muy apretadas, flores en espiga, de corola amarilla y fruto capsular con dos divisiones que encierran varias semillas pequeñas y angulosas .SINÓNIMO candelera, gordolobo .2 Flor de esta planta .3 Fiesta religiosa que se celebra el día 2 de febrero en que los cristianos celebran la presentación de Jesús en el templo .
candelariero, -ra
candelariero, -ra adjetivo 1 Relativo a Tenerife, isla del archipiélago canario (España ), o a sus habitantes .SINÓNIMO tinerfeño .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de Tenerife .
candelario, -ria
candelario, -ria adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Perú [persona ] Que es necio o tonto .
candelejón
candelejón nombre masculino Chile, Colomb, Perú Persona que es tonta, simple o extremadamente torpe para comprender las cosas .
candelera
candelera nombre femenino Candelaria (planta ).SINÓNIMO gordolobo .
candelero
candelero nombre masculino 1 Utensilio para sujetar y mantener derecha una vela o candela que consiste en un cilindro pequeño hueco, donde se coloca la vela, unido a un pie .2 Lámpara de aceite, metálica, que tiene uno o varios mecheros, se sostiene sobre un pie y termina con un asa .SINÓNIMO velón .3 Instrumento para pescar de noche deslumbrando a los peces con teas encendidas .4 mar Puntal de madera o de hierro que sirve para asegurar en él un cabo, tela, listón o barra .en (el ) candelero Que disfruta en estos momentos de mucha fama, éxito o autoridad :este cantante no supo mantenerse en el candelero; la noticia estuvo en el candelero varios días .
candelilla
candelilla nombre femenino 1 Chile Nombre que se da a cualquier luz o fosforescencia pequeña que se ve de noche en el campo :se guiaban por la candelilla que vislumbraban a lo lejos .2 Chile, CRica, Hond Insecto coleóptero que se caracteriza por poseer sustancias luminiscentes en el tórax o en el abdomen .3 Cuba Costura que se hace al borde de las telas para que no se deshilachen .SINÓNIMO bastilla .ver candelillas Chile coloquial Ver pequeñas luces como consecuencia de un traumatismo muy doloroso :la caída fue tan dura que durante unos segundos solamente veía candelillas a su alrededor .
candente
candente adjetivo 1 [cuerpo ] Que adquiere un color rojo o blanco por haber sido sometido a altas temperaturas, especialmente el carbón y los metales :plomo candente; hierro candente .SINÓNIMO incandescente .2 Que despierta la atención y el interés general, especialmente por ser de actualidad y por considerarse polémico :cuestión candente; es uno de los temas de más candente actualidad nacional; tras el reciente sondeo, el tema está candente; los debates giran en torno a los problemas candentes del momento .
candi
candi VÉASE azúcar candi .
candidación
candidación nombre femenino Acción de cristalizarse el azúcar .
candidato, -ta
candidato, -ta nombre masculino y femenino Persona que opta a un cargo, premio o distinción a solicitud propia o de otra persona :cinco candidatos optan al puesto de jefe de ventas; ha sido propuesto como candidato a gobernador por su partido; Atenas parte como candidata a organizar los próximos Juegos Olímpicos .
candidatura
candidatura nombre femenino 1 Propuesta o presentación que se hace de una persona o entidad como candidata a algo :nadie duda que su candidatura al Premio Nobel fue objeto de persistentes rumores; ayer se hizo pública su candidatura a la presidencia del Gobierno .2 Lista de candidatos a algo, en especial la que un partido político presenta en unas elecciones :va con el número dos en la candidatura socialista .3 Papeleta en que figura el nombre de uno o varios candidatos y que se utiliza para votar en unas elecciones .
candidez
candidez nombre femenino Cualidad de cándido :su candidez le llevó a confiar en gente nada recomendable; me sorprendió la candidez de su mirada .
candidiasis
candidiasis nombre femenino med Enfermedad infecciosa de la piel y de las mucosas causada por un hongo .
cándido, -da
cándido, -da adjetivo 1 [persona ] Que es sencillo, ingenuo, sin malicia, astucia, picardía o doblez :despierta un poco y no seas tan cándido, que te van a acabar arruinando; el propósito se redujo a desconcertarlo, desorientarlo, a burlarse de él, y, si el burgués es tan cándido que se preste al juego, a irritarlo .2 Que es propio de estas personas :nos miraba con ojos cándidos; con el aire cándido de un colegial que ocupa su banca en un aula, se sentó en la cama y extrajo del interior de su abrigo una pequeña llave .3 formal Que es de color blanco :vestidura cándida .
candil
candil nombre masculino 1 Utensilio para alumbrar que consiste en un recipiente lleno de aceite, una mecha sumergida en él, que asoma por un pico, y un gancho para colgarlo :con el candil en una mano, y en la otra la gruesa llave, el guardián avanzó por la galería .2 Punta del cuerno de los ciervos :cada cuerno del ciervo puede llegar a tener diez candiles .3 Méx Lámpara de techo con muchos brazos adornados con piezas de cristal de diferentes formas y tamaños, en donde se colocan las luces :un candil modernista .SINÓNIMO araña .4 candiles nombre masculino plural Planta trepadora propia de Andalucía (España ).5 candiles Planta parecida al aro, de espata amarillenta y hojas veteadas de blanco, con aurículas divergentes y puntiagudas .6 candiles Planta herbácea de hojas radicales, gruesas y acorazonadas, de color verde claro, entre las que nace un tallo con espata blanquecina, cerrada en la base y en forma de capucha por arriba, para envolver las flores, las cuales carecen de cáliz y corola .
candileja
candileja nombre femenino 1 Recipiente del candil de donde sale la mecha .2 Recipiente pequeño en que se pone aceite u otro combustible para que ardan una o más mechas .3 candilejas nombre femenino plural Fila de luces en el proscenio o parte anterior del escenario de un teatro .
candilera
candilera nombre femenino Planta de hojas lineales y flores amarillas, con el cáliz cubierto de pelos largos .
candinga
candinga nombre femenino 1 Chile coloquial Dicho o hecho necio .2 Hond Situación confusa .
candombe
candombe nombre masculino 1 Baile propio del folclore rioplatense, que se ejecuta muy vivamente, al compás de tamboriles, deslizando los pies sobre el suelo en pasos muy cortos; tiene su origen en las tradiciones culturales de los negros esclavos que llegaron al Río de la Plata durante la colonización :el candombe es un baile característico del carnaval de Montevideo .2 Música de este baile .
candomblé
candomblé nombre masculino 1 Ritual o culto fetichista propio de los negros brasileños, que combina ritos o ceremonias del animismo africano, del catolicismo y de la hechicería con danzas, tamborileo y cantos .SINÓNIMO macumba .2 Música popular brasileña basada en este culto .SINÓNIMO macumba .3 Baile que se ejecuta al ritmo de esta música .SINÓNIMO macumba .
candonga
candonga nombre femenino 1 Hond Lienzo con el que se faja el vientre de los bebés .2 candongas nombre femenino plural Colomb Adorno simple en forma de aro que llevan las mujeres en las orejas .
candongo, -ga
candongo, -ga adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 coloquial Que es astuto y zalamero .2 coloquial Que tiene habilidad para rehuir el trabajo .
candor
candor nombre masculino 1 Máxima blancura :el río transcurre sin otro cauce que el candor con que la luz gotea desde este cielo artificial .2 Ingenuidad, falta total de malicia y de hipocresía :malvivía del candor y de la caridad de los demás .
candoroso, -sa
candoroso, -sa adjetivo Que tiene candor o demuestra ingenuidad :unos ojos impávidos y candorosos; el cantante fue modelo para almas ingenuas y candorosas .
candy
candy VÉASE azúcar candy .
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CANDU炉
CANDU 炉 キャンドゥろ 〖 Canadian deuterium uranium reactor 〗カナダ式発電用原子炉 。核燃料に天然ウラン ，減速材と一次冷却水に重水を用いる原子炉 。
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candela
can de la /kændíːlə /名詞 C カンデラ 〘光度の単位 〙.
candelabrum
can de la brum /kæ̀ndəlɑ́ːbrəm /名詞 複 -bra /-brə /, ｟まれ ｠～s C 枝付き 燭台 （しよくだい ）.
candid
can did /kǽndɪd /〖語源は 「白い 」〗形容詞 more ～, ～er ; most ～, ～est 1 【物 事について /人に対して 】(相手に不快でも )率直な , 偽りのない , ありのままの «about /with » (!時にfrank 1 より無遠慮なさまを示す ) ▸ a candid person 物をずけずけ言う人 2 〖名詞 の前で 〗(本人に気づかれず )自然体で撮られた 〈写真 〉.3 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗公正な .～̀ c á mera 隠し撮りカメラ .～ness 名詞
candida
can di da /kǽndɪdə /名詞 U 〘医 〙カンジダ菌 〘鵞口瘡 （がこうそう ）を引き起こす寄生菌 〙.
candidacy
can di da cy /kǽndɪdəsi /名詞 複 -cies U C 〖通例one 's ～〗 «…への » 立候補資格 [期間 ] «for » .
candidate
can di date /kǽndɪdèɪt, -dət /〖語源は 「白い服を着た人 」; ローマ時代, 公職候補者が白い衣をまとったことから 〗名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C 1 【公職 地位などへの 】(立 )候補者 «for » ▸ a candidate for governor 知事候補 ▸ a Presidential candidate 大統領候補 ▸ stand as a candidate ｟英 ｠立候補する 2 «…の » 志願者, 求職者 ; ｟主に英 ｠受験者 [生 ]; (学位取得などの )有資格者 «for » ▸ a candidate for the scholarship 奨学金希望者 ▸ a doctoral candidate 博士論文提出有資格者 3 «…に » ふさわしい人 [物 ]; «…が » 将来予想される人 [物 ] «for » ▸ The kids are prime candidates for drug problems .その子供たちは将来薬物の問題に巻き込まれる公算が高い ▸ That idea is a candidate for the wastebasket .そんなアイディアはくず箱行きだ
candidature
can di da ture /kǽndədətʃʊ̀ə r |-dɪdətʃə /名詞 ＝candidacy .
candidly
c á n did ly 副詞 率直に ; 〖文修飾 〗率直に言うと (!後続する内容を強調する; →actually 読解のポイント ) .
candied
can died /kǽndid /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 砂糖漬けの [で覆った ]〈果物など 〉.2 耳に心地良い 〈言葉 音楽など 〉.
candle
can dle /kǽnd (ə )l /名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 ろうそく ▸ light a candle ろうそくに火をつける ▸ blow out the candles on the cake ケーキのろうそくを吹き消す 2 ＝candela .b ù rn the c á ndle at b ò th é nds ｟くだけて ｠(無理をして )体力 [金銭 ]を使い果たす, 朝から晩まで働く .c à nnot [be n ò t f í t [á ble ] to ] h ò ld a c á ndle to A ｟くだけて ｠A 〈人 物 〉の足もとにも及ばない, Aとは比べものにならない .n ò t w ò rth the c á ndle 〈仕事 計画などが 〉割に合わない, 労力をかけるだけの値打ちがない .動詞 他動詞 〈卵 〉を光 [ろうそくの光 ]に当てて (鮮度や受精の有無を )検査する .
candleholder
c á ndle h ò lder 名詞 C (枝付き )燭 （しよく ）台, ろうそく立て .
candlelight
c á ndle l ì ght 名詞 U 1 (薄暗い )ろうそくの明かり .2 夕暮れ, 黄昏 （たそがれ ）(twilight ).3 人工の薄暗い照明 .
candlelit
c á ndle l ì t 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗ろうそくに照らされた .
Candlemas
Can dle mas /kǽnd (ə )lmæs /〘カトリック 〙聖燭 （しょく ）節 〘2月2日の聖母マリア清めの祭典; →quarter day 〙.
candlepower
c á ndle p ò wer 名詞 U ｟やや古 ｠燭 （しよく ）, 燭光 （しょっこう ）〘光度 〙.
candle-snuffer
c á ndle-sn ù ffer 名詞 C ろうそく消し .
candlestick
can dle stick /kǽnd (ə )lstɪ̀k /〖語源は 「結晶状の砂糖 」〗名詞 C ろうそく立て, 燭 （しよく ）台 .
candlewick
c á ndle w ì ck 名詞 1 U (ベッドカバー用の )飾り糸や刺繍 （ししゆう ）の付いた布 .2 C ろうそくの 芯 （しん ）.
candor
can dor ｟英 ｠-dour /kǽndə r /〖語源は 「白さ 純粋さ 」〗名詞 U (態度や言葉の )率直さ, 素直さ, 偏見のなさ .
candy
can dy /kǽndi /〖語源は 「砂糖 」〗名詞 複 -dies /-z /U 1 ｟主に米 ｠〖種類では 可算 〗キャンディ, あめ, 砂糖菓子 (｟英 ｠sweet (s )) (!タフィー チョコレートなども含む ) ▸ a box of assorted candies キャンディの (各種 )詰め合わせ 2 ｟英 ｠氷砂糖 (｟米 ｠rock candy ).3 ｟俗 ｠麻薬 .動詞 他動詞 1 …を砂糖漬けにする .2 …を (煮つめて )結晶化する .自動詞 砂糖漬けになる .～́ à pple ｟米 ｠キャンディアップル 〘リンゴを砂糖でくるみ棒をさしたもの; ｟英 ｠toffee apple 〙.～́ b à r ｟米 ｠棒 [板 ]状チョコレート菓子 〘時に粒状のものも含む 〙.～́ c à ne (クリスマス用の紅白しま模様の )杖 （つえ ）形のあめ .～́ st ò re [sh ò p ]｟米 ｠菓子屋 (｟英 ｠sweetshop ).～́ str ì pe キャンディストライプ 〘白とピンクなどのしま 〙.
candyfloss
c á ndy fl ò ss 名詞 U 1 ｟英 ｠綿菓子 (｟米 ｠cotton candy ).2 大した価値のないもの, 見かけ倒し .
candy-striped
c á ndy-str ì ped /-t /形容詞 (白と赤の )しま模様の .
candytuft
c á ndy t ù ft 名詞 C 〘植 〙マガリバナ 〘アブラナ科の1年生観賞植物; 花言葉は 「無関心 」〙.
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