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
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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Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
But action sans thought–recent examples include The 355 and A Working Man–amounts to disposable mayhem at best, like cottony candy that knocks your teeth out instead of just rotting them.
—Andy Crump, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Top the teeny-tiny treats with honey, icing, powdered sugar, or candied nuts, or leave them bare.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The shop sells about 75 different varieties of candy and confections, including truffles, bon bons, barks, bars, and clusters.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
But action sans thought–recent examples include The 355 and A Working Man–amounts to disposable mayhem at best, like cottony candy that knocks your teeth out instead of just rotting them.
—Andy Crump, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
Produced from single origin, unrefined sugar cane, the turbinado crystals offer honey-like flavor that’s not overly candied but rather a balanced profile that emphasizes the naturally sweet undertones of the agave.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Top the teeny-tiny treats with honey, icing, powdered sugar, or candied nuts, or leave them bare.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candy. Accessed 15 May. 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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