eye candy

noun

: something superficially attractive to look at

Examples of eye candy in a Sentence

A lot of the material on their website is just eye candy. a fashionable portrait painter in his day, he is now regarded as a minor purveyor of eye candy
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The sleep aide wakes up the weary with customizable light settings and soothing sounds—not to mention, will look like total eye candy on her nightstand. Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025 The short answer is: The ’25 show still follows much the same template as ’24, with the same video bookends and a return of some of those favorite visualizer setpieces, but with maybe 30-40% new eye candy. Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025 Efron, four years younger than actor brother Zac Efron, emerged as an early fan favorite after producers positioned him as scrumptious eye candy. Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025 Speaking of manufactured, large red and black paillettes dotted several styles and were eye candy to those who miss old Dries Van Noten. Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eye candy

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eye candy was in 1978

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“Eye candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye%20candy. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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