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- [shoo g-er kan-dee]
- /ˈʃʊg ər ˈkæn di/
- /ˈʃʊɡə(r) ˈkændi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shoo g-er kan-dee]
- /ˈʃʊg ər ˈkæn di/
Definitions of sugar-candy word
- adjective sugar-candy excessively sweet; saccharine: sugar-candy stories in family magazines. 1
- adjective sugar-candy pertaining to or characteristic of someone or something that is pleasing. 1
- noun sugar-candy a confection made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens. 1
- noun sugar-candy a person or thing that is pleasing. 1
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Origin of sugar-candy
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400
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Parts of speech for Sugar-candy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sugar-candy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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