fondant
Americannoun
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a thick, creamy sugar paste, the basis of many candies.
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a candy made of this paste.
noun
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a thick flavoured paste of sugar and water, used in sweets and icings
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a sweet made of this mixture
adjective
Etymology
Origin of fondant
1875–80; < French: literally, melting, present participle of fondre to melt, found 3
Example Sentences
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Frank fakes a coma using a hyper-realistic cake of his own body — fondant wrinkles, glossy marzipan hair, the works.
From Salon • Jul. 22, 2025
It's real chocolate, with real gooey fondant filling and even has the signature touch of the engraved twinkle.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025
I love to make chocolate fondant; it’s really easy.
From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2023
The first challenge required contestants to bake eight identical cream puffs shaped like holiday characters — Lynch chose Christmas elves, filled with strawberry cream and topped with fondant hats.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2022
For a whole month I’ve saved up the sugar I put on my hot cereal, and Mr. Kleiman has used it to have fondant made.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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