Candide

[ French kahn-deed ]

/ French kɑ̃ˈdid /

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noun

a philosophical novel (1759) by Voltaire.

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How to use Candide in a sentence

When I left, she was lying on the couch, paging through Candide, legs kicked up in the air.
Elyse Flayme and the final flood|Robin Sloan|December 23, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Voltaire has lately published a small work called Candide, ou, l'Optimisme .
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2)|John Hill Burton
Let me close with a most brilliant name;—the last resource in the Candide of Voltaire is,—cultivate your garden.
On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening,|Samuel Felton
He attacked unsuccessfully some of Voltaire's historical works, and even read Candide, with what emotions we are not told.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen

Candide thereupon sent a messenger to Signor Pococurant desiring permission to wait on him the next day.
French Classics|William Cleaver Wilkinson
The prince turned sharply, but no one was to be seen; yet he recognised the voice as that of Fairy Candide.
Stories to Tell Children|Sara Cone Bryant

Cultural definitions for Candide

Candide

[ (kan-deed, kahnn-deed) (1759) ]

A novel of satire by Voltaire, in which a long series of calamities happens to the title character, an extremely naive and innocent young man, and his teacher, Doctor Pangloss. Pangloss, who reflects the optimistic philosophy of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz, nevertheless insists that, despite the calamities, “all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds.”