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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
can•dy /ˈkændi/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -dies. 
  1. Food a sweet food made mostly of sugar or syrup and usually cooked or baked:[uncountable]homemade candy.
  2. Food a single piece of such a food:[countable]a few small candies.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
can•dy  (kan′dē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies, v., -died, -dy•ing. 
n. 
  1. Foodany of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
  2. Fooda single piece of such a confection.
  3. Slang Termscocaine.

v.t. 
  1. Foodto cook in sugar or syrup, as sweet potatoes or carrots.
  2. to cook in heavy syrup until transparent, as fruit, fruit peel, or ginger.
  3. Foodto reduce (sugar, syrup, etc.) to a crystalline form, usually by boiling down.
  4. Foodto coat with sugar:to candy dates.
  5. to make sweet, palatable, or agreeable.

v.i. 
  1. to become covered with sugar.
  2. Foodto crystallize into sugar.
  • Sanskrit khaṇḍakaḥ sugar candy
  • Persian qandi sugar
  • Middle French sucre candi; candi Arabic qandī
  • Middle English candi, sugre candi candied sugar 1225–75
can′dy•like′, adj. 

Can•dy  (kan′dē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a female given name.

candy, +n. 
  1. Slang Termssomeone or something that is excellent, pleasing, or pleasurable (often used in combination):eye candy.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
candy / ˈkændɪ/ ( -dies)
  1. confectionery in general; sweets, chocolate, etc
 ( -dies, -dying, -died)
  1. to cause (sugar, etc) to become crystalline, esp by boiling or (of sugar) to become crystalline through boiling
  2. (transitive) to preserve (fruit peel, ginger, etc) by boiling in sugar
  3. (transitive) to cover with any crystalline substance, such as ice or sugar
Etymology: 18th Century: from Old French sucre candi candied sugar, from Arabic qandi candied, from qand cane sugar, of Dravidian origin

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