— candylike , adj.
/kan"dee/ , n. , pl. candies , v. , candied, candying .
n.
1. any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
2. a single piece of such a confection.
3. Slang. cocaine.
v.t.
4. to cook in sugar or syrup, as sweet potatoes or carrots.
5. to cook in heavy syrup until transparent, as fruit, fruit peel, or ginger.
6. to reduce (sugar, syrup, etc.) to a crystalline form, usually by boiling down.
7. to coat with sugar: to candy dates.
8. to make sweet, palatable, or agreeable.
v.i.
9. to become covered with sugar.
10. to crystallize into sugar.
11. Slang. someone or something that is excellent, pleasing, or pleasurable (often used in combination): eye candy.
[ 1225-75; ME candi, sugre candi candied sugar sucre candi; candi qandi
qandi sugar khandakah sugar candy ]