Definition

1. Noun:
   • A sweet, fluffy candy: "cotton candy" is a type of confection made by heating and liquefying sugar, then spinning it through tiny holes. As the sugar threads cool, they solidify into a light, airy, fibrous mass that resembles cotton.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The children bought pink cotton candy at the fair.
  • Cotton candy is mostly made of sugar and air.

Advanced Usage

• "like cotton candy": used metaphorically to describe something that is insubstantial, ephemeral, or superficially attractive but lacking depth.
  • His promises were like cotton candy—sweet at first but dissolving into nothing.

Variants and Related Words

• Candy floss (n): the British English term for "cotton candy."
  • She prefers the term "candy floss."
• Fairy floss (n): an Australian English term for "cotton candy."

Synonyms

• Spun sugar: a more formal or descriptive term for the same confection.

Related Phrases

• "a cloud of cotton candy": a descriptive phrase emphasizing its light, fluffy appearance.
  • The pink treat looked like a cloud of cotton candy on a stick.

Noun

1. a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature