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candy Definition

candy (kan′dē)

noun pl. -·dies

  1. crystallized sugar made by boiling and evaporating cane sugar, syrup, etc.
    1. a sweet food, usually in small pieces or bars, made mainly from sugar or syrup, with flavoring, fruit, chocolate, nuts, etc. added
    2. a piece of such food

Etymology: < sugar candy < ME (sugre) candi < OFr (sucre) candi < OIt (zucchero) candi < Ar qandi < Pers qand, cane sugar; prob. < Sans khaṇḍa, piece (of sugar)

transitive verb -·died, -·dy·ing

  1. to cook in or with sugar or syrup, esp. to preserve, glaze, or encrust
  2. to crystallize into or like sugar
  3. to sweeten; make pleasant

Etymology: Fr candir < It candire < candi: see the candy

intransitive verb

to become candied

candy Synonyms

candy

n.

confection, confectionery, sweet, sweetmeat, bonbon, confit. see also pastry.

Varieties of candy include --- caramel: chocolate, maple, coconut, fruit; taffy: sugar, orange, molasses, saltwater; fudge: chocolate, vanilla, maple; cream: orange, lemon, walnut; drop: lemon, peppermint, butterscotch, licorice; fondant, fruit glacé, nougat, peanut brittle, praline, panocha, pistachio paste, fruit roll, marshmallow, jelly bean, jawbreaker, sourball, cotton candy, crystallized fruit, cinnamon imperial, chocolate bar, coconut bar, chocolate truffle, Turkish delight, lollipop, halvah, marchpane, marzipan, gum drop, divinity, sea foam, toffee, after-dinner mint, Life Saver (trademark), marron glacé (French), torrone (Italian); stick, seed, hard, rock, spun-sugar; all-day sucker*;

candy Usage Examples

Preposition: from

baby: Anyone who uses the phrase ' easy as taking candy from a baby ' has never tried taking candy from a baby.

Converse of object

  • pop: I ate the chocolate ok and the popping candy was left in my mouth to pop.
  • eat: I thought I was supposed to brush my teeth after eating each tiny individual candy in the pack.

Adjective modifier

  • delicious: As soon as they arrived at the circus, Adam bought popcorn and delicious cotton candy.
  • sweet: Green Apple Candy - This is a fab blend of apples with sweet candy.
  • rare: Hidden rare candy: Cheats Go to the house in Cerulean City where the man tells you about the badges.
  • hard: Hard candy, chewing gum, or bits of ice can help to relieve the problem.
  • visual: Very good 5.1 track to support the visual candy from the screen.

Modifies a noun

  • floss: The steak was like mousse, the onions were a miracle of candy floss texture.
  • cane: He had no opinion about elves or candy canes.
  • wrapper: My Three Sons Design Custom designed candy wrappers for all occasions.
  • confine: These exceedingly slurpable lollies have genuine edible creepy crawlies embedded within their candy confines.
  • stripe: An edgy interior blends the classic warm feel of deep chocolate wood with the modern bold splashes of primary color in candy stripe style.
  • bar: Every candy bar has a wrapper; every apple has a core " .

Noun used with modifier

  • eye: Add a little eye candy to your knitting project with our fun stitch markers!
  • mind: He once referred to his shows as ' mind candy ' .
  • sugar: The artwork ranged from mosques made out of sugar candy to newspaper architectural structures.
  • chocolate: I am a marketing analyst for M & M's chocolate candies based in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
  • ear: What do Pachelbel's do other than provide ear candy?
  • brain: Unfortunately, many of Elvis ' tunes did not meet my need for some brain candy.