Candace

[ kan-dis, kan-duh-see, kan-dey-see ]

/ ˈkæn dɪs, ˈkæn dəˌsi, kænˈdeɪ si /

a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “glowing.”

QUIZZES

Search your capacious memory for the meaning of October’s words!

Question 1 of 9

Which Word of the Day from this month means, “an irrational dislike; loathing”?

It reminded me a bit of an alternative take on The Wolf of Wall Street—through the Toni and Candace lens.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Candace Bushnell, whose New York Observer column became the inspiration for Sex and the City, hopes that it is.
Candace Bushnell Defends ‘The Carrie Diaries’|Ramin Setoodeh|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Jaffe was the Candace Bushnell of the atomic age, painting a picture of the life of single working women in New York City.
The ‘Mad Men’ Book Club|Samuel P. Jacobs|June 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And you had a sister [Candace Cameron] who was on Full House.
Kirk Cameron of ‘Growing Pains’ Says He’s Not Homophobic, Explains Christian Beliefs|Ramin Setoodeh|March 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Candace Browning, head of global research for Bank of America, called such thinking “completely out of touch with the reality.”
Gilt Groupe CEO: Make More Noise!|Nancy Hass|March 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Behind her stood Candace Baronet, the only woman I have ever known who never in all my life doubted me nor misunderstood me.
The Price of the Prairie|Margaret Hill McCarter
Gertrude began the downward climb; but Candace paused a moment on the summit, and turned for a last look at the water.
A Little Country Girl|Susan Coolidge
Gertrude had the grace to feel ashamed, as she saw Candace's perfect freedom from shame.
A Little Country Girl|Susan Coolidge
By the way, she must have come down on the 'Eolus' with you, Candace.
A Little Country Girl|Susan Coolidge
The reply of Candace's eunuch, 'How can I understand unless someone shall guide me?'
James Gilmour of Mongolia|James Gilmour