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 show has always been filled with scenic eye candy, including the picturesque—and fictional—Cousins Beach on Cape Cod (but actually filmed in Wilmington, N.C.). Kayla Kitts, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025 Remove it and the H2 stops, reverting to sleek eye candy. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2025 But tour guides lead informative tours, audio guides supply relevant information and there’s enough Dylan eye candy to satisfy most visitors. Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Thanks to her colorful looks and love of pastels, Trine Kjaer’s Instagram account is literally eye candy. Madeline Dangmann, Glamour, 7 Aug. 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 30 Sep. 2025.

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