Definition

Noun: 1. A type of confectionery made by boiling and crystallizing pure sugar, resulting in a hard, clear, or crystalline candy.

Usage

• As a noun (countable/uncountable): Refers to the candy itself.
  • She offered me a piece of sugar candy.
  • The old-fashioned recipe produces delicious sugar candy.

Advanced Usage

• In a metaphorical sense: Can describe something very sweet or pleasing.
  • Her words were like sugar candy to his ears.

Variants and Related Words

• Rock candy: A specific type of sugar candy featuring large crystals, often sold on a stick.
• Sugar crystal: The basic crystalline form of sucrose, which is the primary component of sugar candy.

Synonyms

• Hard candy
• Boiled sweet (primarily British English)
• Crystallized sugar

Idioms and Phrases

• (To be) sugar candy: Used informally to describe a person who is very sweet or kind.
  • Don't let his grumpy face fool you; he's sugar candy inside.

Noun

1. made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens