Synonyms of the word

candy

• n. (uncountable, chiefly Canada, US) Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial…
• n. (countable, chiefly Canada, US) A piece of confectionery of this kind.
• v. (cooking) To cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.
• v. (intransitive) To have sugar crystals form in or on.
• v. (intransitive) To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.
• n. (obsolete) a unit of mass used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds…

confect

• v. To make up, prepare, compound, construct, assemble, form, mix, mingle or put together by combining ingredients…
• v. (obsolete) To make into a confection; to prepare as a candy, sweetmeat, preserve, or the like.
• n. (obsolete) A rich, sweet, food item made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts; a confection,…

confection

• n. A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar,…
• n. The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
• n. The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
• n. (dated) An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition…
• n. (dated) Something, such as a garment or a decoration, seen as very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious,…
• n. (pharmacology) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.
• v. To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.

dulcify

• v. To sweeten the taste of.
• v. To make sweeter or more pleasant.
• v. (obsolete) Toneutralise the acidity of.
• v. (transitive) To mollify or make peaceful.

dulcorate

• v. (obsolete, transitive) To sweeten; to make less acrimonious.

edulcorate

• v. (rare) To sweeten (in all senses).
• v. (rare) To free from acidity.

glaze

• n. (ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing…
• n. A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.
• n. An edible coating applied to food.
• n. (meteorology) A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice.
• n. Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes.
• n. A glazing oven. See glost oven.
• v. (transitive) To install windows.
• v. (transitive, ceramics, painting) To apply a thin, transparent layer of coating.
• v. (intransitive) To become glazed or glassy.
• v. (intransitive) For eyes to take on an uninterested appearance.

sugarcoat

• v. (transitive) To make superficially more attractive; to give a falsely pleasant appearance to.

sweet

• adj. Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
• adj. Having a taste of sugar.
• adj. Containing a sweetening ingredient.
• adj. (wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
• adj. Not having a salty taste.
• adj. Having a pleasant smell.
• adj. Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
• adj. Having a pleasant sound.
• adj. Having a pleasing disposition.
• adj. Having a helpful disposition.
• adj. (mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
• adj. (informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.
• adj. (informal, followed by on) Romantically fixated, enamored (followed by with), fond (followed by of).
• adj. (obsolete) Fresh; not salt or brackish.
• adj. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.
• adv. In a sweet manner.
• n. (uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
• n. (countable, Britain) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
• n. (countable, Britain) A food eaten for dessert.
• n. sweetheart; darling.
• n. (obsolete) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.
• n. (obsolete) Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.

sweeten

• v. (transitive) To make sweet to the taste.
• v. (transitive) To make pleasing or grateful to the mind or feelings.
• v. (transitive) To make mild or kind; to soften.
• v. (transitive) To make less painful or laborious; to relieve.
• v. (transitive) To soften to the eye; to make delicate.
• v. (transitive) To make pure and salubrious by destroying noxious matter.
• v. (transitive) To make warm and fertile.
• v. (transitive) To restore to purity; to free from taint.
• v. (transitive) To make more attractive; said of offers in negotiations.
• v. (intransitive) To become sweet.