Candy Meaning
/ˈkæn.di/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounCrystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
nounEdible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.
Sentence Examples
Someday I will buy a cotton candy machine.
I want a piece of candy.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After finishing his dinner, the boy asked for a piece of ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The young children were happy to receive some sweet ____ at the party.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English sugre candy, from Old French sucre candi (literally “candied sugar”), from Arabic سُكَّر قَنْدِي (sukkar qandī), from Arabic قَنْد (qand, “rock candy”), from Persian کند (kand) from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “piece, fragment, candied sugar, dried molasses”), root खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break into pieces”), or from Proto-Dravidian *kaṇṭu; compare Tamil கண்டு (kaṇṭu, “hard candy”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"They came down to buy sugar, flour, saltfish or candy from Nana, to collect letters and exchange gossip."
— 1991, Celia Brayfield, The Prince:
"Unwholesome pink and yellow candies were sold from trays."
— 1991, Ann Granger, A Season for Murder:
"Then while our hands were still connected, he slid a colorful beaded bracelet among the many others he had off of his arm and then onto my wrist without having to break our intertwined hands. "And there you have it! Your first piece of kandi.""
— 2013, Kristen Lynn Harkey, State of Summer: Love and Misadventure of a College Student:
"The mantra of the rave is PLUR: peace, love, unity, respect, while the tribal badge is kandi: colourful bracelets made out of chunky beads (and not the same as candy, the drugs that might also feature, such as E or Molly)."
— 2016, Susie Dent, Dent's Modern Tribes: The Secret Languages of Britain:
"The first candy bracelet I made was for myself. I alternated blue, orange, and glow-in-the-dark beads with letter beads that spelled “Ferari” to represent my (first) raver sobriquet, Ferrari Ravioli. (Yes, I spelled it wrong. I didn’t notice my typo at the time.)
Side note: this is now referred to as “kandi” bracelets, but we spelled it the old-fashioned way."
— 2021, Samantha Durbin, Raver Girl: Coming of Age in the 90s:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After finishing his dinner, the boy asked for a piece of ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The young children were happy to receive some sweet ____ at the party.