The difference between Candy and Sweet

When used as nouns, candy means edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors, whereas sweet means the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

Candy is also verb with the meaning: to cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.

Sweet is also adverb with the meaning: in a sweet manner.

Sweet is also adjective with the meaning: having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

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  1. Candy as a noun (uncountable, chiefly, North America):

    Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.

  2. Candy as a noun (countable, chiefly, North America):

    A piece of confectionery of this kind.

  3. Candy as a noun (slang, chiefly [[US]]):

    crack cocaine

  1. Candy as a verb (cooking):

    To cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.

  2. Candy as a verb (intransitive):

    To have sugar crystals form in or on.

    Examples:

    "Fruits preserved in sugar candy after a time."

  3. Candy as a verb (intransitive):

    To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.

  1. Candy as a noun (obsolete):

    A unit of mass used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds avoirdupois but varying locally.

  1. Sweet as an adjective:

    Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

    Examples:

    "a sweet apple"

  2. Sweet as an adjective:

    Having a taste of sugar.

  3. Sweet as an adjective (wine):

    Retaining a portion of sugar.

    Examples:

    "Sweet wines are better dessert wines."

  4. Sweet as an adjective:

    Not having a salty taste.

    Examples:

    "sweet butter"

  5. Sweet as an adjective:

    Having a pleasant smell.

    Examples:

    "a sweet scent''."

  6. Sweet as an adjective:

    Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.

    Examples:

    "sweet milk"

  7. Sweet as an adjective:

    Having a pleasant sound.

    Examples:

    "a sweet tune"

  8. Sweet as an adjective:

    Having a pleasing disposition.

    Examples:

    "a sweet child"

  9. Sweet as an adjective:

    Having a helpful disposition.

    Examples:

    "It was sweet of him to help out."

  10. Sweet as an adjective (mineralogy):

    Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.

    Examples:

    "sweet soil"

    "sweet crude oil"

  11. Sweet as an adjective (informal):

    Very pleasing; agreeable.

    Examples:

    "The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift."

  12. Sweet as an adjective (informal, followed by {{m, on):

    }} Romantically fixated, enamoured with , fond of

    Examples:

    "The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight."

  13. Sweet as an adjective (obsolete):

    Fresh; not salt or brackish.

    Examples:

    "sweet water"

  14. Sweet as an adjective:

    Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.

    Examples:

    "a sweet face; a sweet colour or complexion"

  1. Sweet as an adverb:

    In a sweet manner.

  1. Sweet as a noun (uncountable):

    The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

  2. Sweet as a noun (countable, British):

    A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.

  3. Sweet as a noun (countable, British):

    A food eaten for dessert.

    Examples:

    "Can we see the sweet menu, please?"

  4. Sweet as a noun:

    sweetheart; darling.

  5. Sweet as a noun (obsolete):

    That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.

  6. Sweet as a noun (obsolete):

    Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.

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