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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Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
There are more than 3,000 sugarhouses statewide, and luckily, Route 100 is packed with shops that sell everything from maple candy to giant tubs of syrup.
—Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
We were not provided a sample to try yet, but the official tasting notes describe sweet cinnamon toast, fruit nougat, and candied nuts on the nose.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
In June, a 4-year-old in Milwaukee was hospitalized from THC consumption after a convenience store allowed her guardian to unknowingly buy THC candy for children.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
There are more than 3,000 sugarhouses statewide, and luckily, Route 100 is packed with shops that sell everything from maple candy to giant tubs of syrup.
—Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
The store clerk directs me to the sample station that’s lined with over a dozen different pecan variations: candied, chocolate coated, jalapeño dusted, and raw.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
We were not provided a sample to try yet, but the official tasting notes describe sweet cinnamon toast, fruit nougat, and candied nuts on the nose.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candy. Accessed 26 Oct. 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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