sugar candy

¹ American  

noun

1. a confection made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens.

2. a person or thing that is pleasing.

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sugar-candy ² American  

[shoog-er-kan-dee] / ˈʃʊg ərˌkæn di /

adjective

1. excessively sweet; saccharine.

   sugar-candy stories in family magazines.

2. pertaining to or characteristic of someone or something that is pleasing.

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sugar candy British  

noun

1. Also called: rock candy.  large crystals of sugar formed by suspending strings in a strong sugar solution that hardens on the strings, used chiefly for sweetening coffee

2. confectionery; sweets

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Etymology

Origin of sugar candy

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

Millennial and Generation X households with children are the biggest fans of Valentine’s sugar candy, according to IRI, a global market research firm.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2023

"Our respect to other girls but the Mecca girl is sugar candy," she sings in the video while men and women dance in a café.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2020

“It’s like eating sugar candy — and about as exciting.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2014

Words suddenly enter, like sugar, candy, crimson, turban, and tulip, which have Arabic or Persian roots.

From National Geographic

Madam’s list of required delicacies was endless: gingerbread, pies of brandied peaches and preserved cherries and mincemeat, macaroons, blancmange, Jordan almonds, sugar candy, as many kinds of cake as there were fingers on both hands.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson