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
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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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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
Looking for a healthy fruit dessert that is more appealing than a box of cookies or a candy bar?
Try making your own fruit bowl.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
The palate features ripe lychee, candied orange peel, and apricot flavors, balanced by a subtle bitterness and spice notes of nutmeg, clove, ginger, and cardamom.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Starting at $18 Photo : John Kelly Chocolates Best Peanut-Butter Chocolates: John Kelly
For the Reese’s lovers among us, John Kelly’s chocolates provide an upscale take on the candy classic.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
Looking for a healthy fruit dessert that is more appealing than a box of cookies or a candy bar?
Try making your own fruit bowl.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
Combine candied cherries, grated lemon rind and 1/4 cup of dry ingredients.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
The palate features ripe lychee, candied orange peel, and apricot flavors, balanced by a subtle bitterness and spice notes of nutmeg, clove, ginger, and cardamom.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candy. Accessed 16 Feb. 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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