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noun
a confection made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens.
a person or thing that is pleasing.
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Origin of sugar candy
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Words nearby sugar candy
sugarberry, sugarbird, sugar bowl, sugarbush, sugar camp, sugar candy, sugarcane, sugarcane borer, sugarcoat, sugarcoating, sugar corn
Other definitions for sugar candy (2 of 2)
sugar-candy
[ shoog-er-kan-dee ]
/ ˈʃʊg ərˌkæn di /
adjective
excessively sweet; saccharine: sugar-candy stories in family magazines.
pertaining to or characteristic of someone or something that is pleasing.
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British Dictionary definitions for sugar candy
sugar candy
noun
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
mainly US confectionery; sweets
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