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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkændi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkændi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kan′dē)

Inflections of 'candy' (n): npl: candies

Inflections of 'candy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

candies: v 3rd person singular

candying: v pres p

candied: v past

candied: v past p

can•dy /ˈkændi/USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies.

Food a sweet food made mostly of sugar or syrup and usually cooked or baked:[uncountable]homemade candy.
Food a single piece of such a food:[countable]a few small candies.

can•dy (kan′dē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies, v., -died, -dy•ing.
n.

Foodany of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
Fooda single piece of such a confection.
Slang Termscocaine.

v.t.

Foodto cook in sugar or syrup, as sweet potatoes or carrots.
to cook in heavy syrup until transparent, as fruit, fruit peel, or ginger.
Foodto reduce (sugar, syrup, etc.) to a crystalline form, usually by boiling down.
Foodto coat with sugar:to candy dates.
to make sweet, palatable, or agreeable.

v.i.

to become covered with sugar.
Foodto crystallize into sugar.

Sanskrit khaṇḍakaḥ sugar candy
Persian qandi sugar
Middle French sucre candi; candi
Middle English candi, sugre candi candied sugar 1225–75

can′dy•like′, adj.

Can•dy (kan′dē),USA pronunciation n.

a female given name.

candy, +n.

Slang Termssomeone or something that is excellent, pleasing, or pleasurable (often used in combination):eye candy.

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candy /ˈkændɪ/ n ( pl -dies)

chiefly US Canadian confectionery in general; sweets, chocolate, etc

vb ( -dies, -dying, -died)

to cause (sugar, etc) to become crystalline, esp by boiling or (of sugar) to become crystalline through boiling
(transitive) to preserve (fruit peel, ginger, etc) by boiling in sugar
(transitive) to cover with any crystalline substance, such as ice or sugar

Etymology: 18th Century: from Old French sucre candi candied sugar, from Arabic qandi candied, from qand cane sugar, of Dravidian origin

'candy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

arm candy - brain candy - candyfloss - candy-striped - candytuft - eye candy - fairyfloss - glacé - sugar candy - acid drop - almond bark - ball - bar - bark - barley sugar - bite - boiled sweet - bonbon - bother - box - bribe - bull's-eye - butcher - butter brickle - candied - candy apple - candy ass - candy corn - candy floss - Candygram - candy pull - candy stripe - candy striper - caramel - chip - chocolate - chocolate-box - chocolatier - cloy - cockle - coin machine - comfit - comport - compote - confection - confectionary - cornet - cotton candy - cracker - deprive

In Lists: Desserts, Snack foods, Movie theaters, more...

Synonyms: confection, confectionery, sweet, sweets, sweeties, more...

Collocations: [cotton, rock] candy, am candying [fruit, ginger, yams, pecans], [eat, buy] a candy bar, more...

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