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candide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
can-dide
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A novel by Voltaire (in which the protagonist shares his moniker with the title.)

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The Operetta of the same name, by Leonard Bernstein.

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A naive and innocent person.

Example Sentences

Frequently Paired Words

Panglossian

Questions

What does candide mean?
A novel by Voltaire (in which the protagonist shares his moniker with the title.)

How to pronounce candide

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