eye candy

eye candy

noun

Definition of EYE CANDY

: something superficially attractive to look at

Examples of EYE CANDY

1. A lot of the material on their Web site is just eye candy.
2. <a fashionable portrait painter in his day, he is now regarded as a minor purveyor of eye candy>

First Known Use of EYE CANDY

1981

Related to EYE CANDY

Synonyms: candyfloss [British], cotton candy, tinsel

Related Words: window dressing; fluff, froth, gossamer; glitter, gloss

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Rhymes with EYE CANDY

ear candy, hard candy, jim-dandy, rock candy, unhandy