ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Candy

/ˈkæn.di/ · noun

Meaning

(uncountable) Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup..

Definitions by Sense

(uncountable) Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
(uncountable, chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.
(countable, chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind.
(slang, chiefly US) crack cocaine.
(uncountable) An accessory (bracelet, etc.) made from pony beads, associated with the rave scene.
(transitive, cooking) To cook in or coat with sugar syrup.
(intransitive) To form into congelations or crystals, especially of sugar or syrup.
(intransitive) To become candy; to solidify into a candylike form or mass.

Example Sentences

They came down to buy sugar, flour, saltfish or candy from Nana, to collect letters and exchange gossip.

Unwholesome pink and yellow candies were sold from trays.

candy kid; candy raver

Then while our hands were still connected, he slid a colorful beaded bracelet among the many others he had off of his arm and then onto my wrist without having to break our intertwined hands. "And there you have it! Your first piece of kandi."

The mantra of the rave is PLUR: peace, love, unity, respect, while the tribal badge is kandi: colourful bracelets made out of chunky beads (and not the same as candy, the drugs that might also feature, such as E or Molly).

The first candy bracelet I made was for myself. I alternated blue, orange, and glow-in-the-dark beads with letter beads that spelled “Ferari” to represent my (first) raver sobriquet, Ferrari Ravioli. (Yes, I spelled it wrong. I didn’t notice my typo at the time.) Side note: this is now referred to as “kandi” bracelets, but we spelled it the old-fashioned way.

Fruits preserved in sugar candy over time.

Word Forms

candies
kandi
candying
candied
candee
candie
candil
kandy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does candy mean?

Candy means (uncountable) Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup..

What is a synonym for candy?

Common synonyms include confectionery, sweets, lollies, sugar candy.

What is the opposite of candy?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use candy in a sentence?

They came down to buy sugar, flour, saltfish or candy from Nana, to collect letters and exchange gossip.

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Definitions by Sense

(uncountable) Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.

(uncountable, chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.

(countable, chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind.

(slang, chiefly US) crack cocaine.

(uncountable) An accessory (bracelet, etc.) made from pony beads, associated with the rave scene.

(transitive, cooking) To cook in or coat with sugar syrup.

(intransitive) To form into congelations or crystals, especially of sugar or syrup.

(intransitive) To become candy; to solidify into a candylike form or mass.

Example Sentences

They came down to buy sugar, flour, saltfish or candy from Nana, to collect letters and exchange gossip.

Unwholesome pink and yellow candies were sold from trays.

candy kid; candy raver

Then while our hands were still connected, he slid a colorful beaded bracelet among the many others he had off of his arm and then onto my wrist without having to break our intertwined hands. "And there you have it! Your first piece of kandi."

The mantra of the rave is PLUR: peace, love, unity, respect, while the tribal badge is kandi: colourful bracelets made out of chunky beads (and not the same as candy, the drugs that might also feature, such as E or Molly).

The first candy bracelet I made was for myself. I alternated blue, orange, and glow-in-the-dark beads with letter beads that spelled “Ferari” to represent my (first) raver sobriquet, Ferrari Ravioli. (Yes, I spelled it wrong. I didn’t notice my typo at the time.) Side note: this is now referred to as “kandi” bracelets, but we spelled it the old-fashioned way.

Fruits preserved in sugar candy over time.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does candy mean?

Candy means (uncountable) Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup..

What is a synonym for candy?

Common synonyms include confectionery, sweets, lollies, sugar candy.

What is the opposite of candy?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use candy in a sentence?

They came down to buy sugar, flour, saltfish or candy from Nana, to collect letters and exchange gossip.

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.