eye candy

noun

Synonyms of eye candynext
: 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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Meanwhile theater enthusiasts flock to Round House, and fans of the visual arts find plenty of eye candy in the city’s Arts & Entertainment District, with its galleries and public art. Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2026 But in these images Uranus’s rings and clouds are mostly just eye candy, says Heidi Hammel, a JWST interdisciplinary scientist at the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, who was not involved with the work. Lee Billings, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026 Dane had initially agreed to appear in only one episode of the long-running ABC drama, but remained a fixture — and eye candy for fans — for more than 130 episodes until 2012. Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026 Dad and Mom would pile Buck and his two older siblings into the car and drive into Hollywood, which was quickly emerging as America's eye candy, and get the best table at every restaurant—especially at Charley Brown's Steakhouse, their favorite. CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eye candy

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eye candy was in 1977

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“Eye candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye%20candy. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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