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
Recent Examples on the Web
David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
Her wife usually packed her bags, loading them with American staples like candy, Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce, pancake mix and Creole seasoning.
—J Wortham January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 2 May 2024
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Noun
Miyazaki Bathhouse sits in the heart of Walnut Grove’s Japantown, at 1250 B St. When Walnut Grove was divided into Japanese and Chinese sections in the early 1900s, the Miyazaki family owned the two-story structure and operated the bathhouse behind a candy and ice cream shop in the front.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
Her wife usually packed her bags, loading them with American staples like candy, Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce, pancake mix and Creole seasoning.
—J Wortham January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 2 May 2024
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“Candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candy. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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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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