Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of candy
We candied some apples to get ready for the party.
comparative more candied · superlative most candied
- preserved in sugar or syrup by baking till it becomes translucent
Hot cross buns contain chopped candied fruit.
- figurativelyPleasing, flattering.
Hamlet: No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, / And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee / Where thrift may follow fawning.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveencrusted with sugar or syrup
adjective(used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian захаросан, захаросан
- захаросан (zaharosan)coated or encrusted with sugar
- захаросан (zaharosan)preserved in sugar or syrup
Dutch gesuikerd, gekonfijt
- gesuikerdcoated or encrusted with sugar
- gekonfijtpreserved in sugar or syrup
Hungarian kandírozott
- kandírozottpreserved in sugar or syrup
Italian candito, candito
- canditocoated or encrusted with sugar
- canditopreserved in sugar or syrup
Slovak kandizovať
- kandizovaťpreserved in sugar or syrup
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Cite this entry
candied. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candied
“candied.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candied. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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