candynoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈkæn.di/us/ˈkæn.di/US UK sweet [ C ]A2 a sweet food made from sugar or chocolate, or a piece of this:
a candy bar
a box of candy
More examples
- They left the wrappers from their candy all over my car.
- Did you buy some candy for us to eat during the movie?
- Here's some candy for you to put in the kids' goody bags.
- Too much candy is really bad for your teeth.
- When I was in hospital, my best friend brought along a box of my favorite candy.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sweets
- almond paste
- barley sugar
- bitter chocolate
- bittersweet chocolate
- boiled sweet
- comfit
- confectioner
- confectionery
- cotton candy
- dark chocolate
- liquorice
- lollipop
- lolly
- marshmallow
- marzipan
- stick of rock
- sweetie
- sweetmeat
- sweety
- toffee
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