candy

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. confection, sweet, bonbon, kiss. See sweetness.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. confection, confectionery, sweet, sweetmeat, bonbon, confit.

Varieties of candy include --- caramel: chocolate, maple, coconut, fruit; taffy: sugar, orange, molasses, saltwater; fudge: chocolate, vanilla, maple; cream: orange, lemon, walnut; drop: lemon, peppermint, butterscotch, licorice; fondant, fruit glac?, nougat, peanut brittle, praline, panocha, pistachio paste, fruit roll, marshmallow, jelly bean, jawbreaker, sourball, cotton candy, crystallized fruit, cinnamon imperial, chocolate bar, coconut bar, chocolate truffle, Turkish delight, lollipop, halvah, marchpane, marzipan, gum drop, divinity, sea foam, toffee, after-dinner mint, Life Saver (trademark), marron glac? (French), torrone (Italian); stick, seed, hard, rock, spun-sugar; all-day sucker*; see also pastry .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

sweet, confection, bonbon, kiss, lozenge, taffy, caramel, toffee, jellybean, jawbreaker, fudge, drop, wafer, lollipop, nougat, praline, sweetmeat, brittle, cotton candy, peanut brittle, mint, sucker, gumball, chocolate bar, penny candy.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To make superficially more acceptable or appealing: gild, honey, sugar, sugarcoat, sweeten. See LIKE.