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Definitions for Candied
[1] impregnated or incrusted with or as if with sugar: candied ginger.
[2] prepared by cooking in sugar or syrup: candied yams.
[3] honeyed; flattering: candied words.
[4] any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
[5] a single piece of such a confection.
[6] Slang . cocaine.
[7] someone or something that is pleasing or pleasurable, usually in a superficial way (often used in combination): The show is candy, but enjoy it for what it is. See also arm candy, ear candy, eye candy.
[8] to cook in sugar or syrup, as sweet potatoes or carrots.
[9] to cook in heavy syrup until transparent, as fruit, fruit peel, or ginger.
[10] to reduce (sugar, syrup, etc.) to a crystalline form, usually by boiling down.
[11] to coat with sugar: to candy dates.
[12] to make sweet, palatable, or agreeable.
[13] to become covered with sugar.
[14] to crystallize into sugar.
[15] impregnated or encrusted with or as if with sugar or syrup candied peel
[16] (of sugar, honey, etc) crystallized
[17] mainly US and Canadian confectionery in general; sweets, chocolate, etc
[18] a person or thing that is regarded as being attractive but superficial arm candy
[19] like taking candy from a baby informal very easy to accomplish
[20] to cause (sugar, etc) to become crystalline, esp by boiling or (of sugar) to become crystalline through boiling
[21] to preserve (fruit peel, ginger, etc) by boiling in sugar
[22] to cover with any crystalline substance, such as ice or sugar
Words related to Candied
luscious, delicious, syrupy, sweet, sticky, cloying, sentimental, strengthen, reinforce, solidify, stabilize, mull, flattering, ingratiating, cajoling, thicken, set, freeze, clot
Words nearby Candied
candidate, candidate species, candide, candidemia, candidiasis, candied, candiot, candle, candle-meter, candle-tree, candlebeam
Origin of Candied
y1225–75; Middle English candi, sugre candi candied sugar < Middle French sucre candi; candi ≪ Arabic qandī < Persian qandi sugar < Sanskrit khaṇḍakaḥ sugar candy
Other words from Candied
un·can·died , adjective
can·dy·like , adjective
Word origin for Candied
yC18: from Old French sucre candi candied sugar, from Arabic qandi candied, from qand cane sugar, of Dravidian origin
Synonyms for Candied
delicious, luscious, sweetened, syrupy, candy-coated, cloying, honeyed, like candy, like honey, nectarous, sacchariferous, saccharine, sugar-coated, sugared, toothsome