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

At the bottom of the list, along with chewy sugar candies, are pure sugar candies such as lollipops, Jolly Ranchers, gummies and Smarties.

From Salon

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

After dinners, the family would sit in the open terrace with bowls of dried apricots, and pistachios, sugar candies, and a big samovar of black tea.

From Literature

There was also a laptop computer, a litigation bag with the FBI insignia in yellow, and a box of maple sugar candies—acorns, wee pilgrims, in fluted paper cups.

From Literature

"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