plural candies
1
: crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup
2
a
: a confection made with sugar and often flavoring and filling
b
: a piece of such confection
3
: something that is pleasant or appealing in a light or frivolous way
visual candy
candy
adjective
candied; candying
1
: to encrust in or coat with sugar
specifically
: to cook (something, such as fruit or fruit peel) in a heavy syrup until glazed
2
: to make attractive : sweeten
candying up the duke's reputation
3
: to crystallize into sugar
: to become coated or encrusted with sugar crystals : become crystallized into sugar
Synonyms
Examples of candy in a Sentence
Noun
The cough syrup tastes like candy.
Verb
the publisher hopes the flashy cover will candy up the novel for impulse buyers
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Each treat features the sweet tastes of candies and drinks found in almost every cinema snack bar: There's the Caramel Popcorn Doughnut, Candy Double Feature Doughnut, Blue Raspberry Slush Doughnut and the Cookie Dough Superstar Doughnut.
—Mona Thomas, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Combine candied cherries, grated lemon rind and 1/4 cup of dry ingredients.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Brach’s husband, Frank, president of E.J. Brach & Sons candy company, died in 1970.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Each treat features the sweet tastes of candies and drinks found in almost every cinema snack bar: There's the Caramel Popcorn Doughnut, Candy Double Feature Doughnut, Blue Raspberry Slush Doughnut and the Cookie Dough Superstar Doughnut.
—Mona Thomas, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
Lard was substituted with oil and raisin, [and] pine nuts and candied fruit were added to the dough.
—Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Combine candied cherries, grated lemon rind and 1/4 cup of dry ingredients.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candy. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.
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candy
1 of 2 noun
can·dy
ˈkan-dē 
plural candies
: a sweet made of sugar often with flavoring and filling
candy
2 of 2 verb
candied; candying
: to coat or become coated with sugar
especially
: to cook (fruit or fruit peel) in sugar syrup
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