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candy-scented

candy-scented

4.3
Smelling like candy
  • adjective
  • /ˈkændiˌsɛntɪd/
  • US
translation icon : aroma a caramelo
  • She bought a candy-scented candle that filled the room with a sweet aroma.

Examples

  • After washing her hair with the new shampoo, it had a distinct candy-scented fragrance.

  • The candy-scented lotion was popular among teenagers.

  • The candy-scented candles filled the room with sweetness.

  • I bought a candy-scented lotion yesterday.

  • The aroma in the room was delightful, coming from a candy-scented diffuser.

  • He lit the candy-scented candle, and soon the entire house smelled like a sweet shop.

  • The candy-scented soap made washing my hands a fun experience.

Synonyms

fragrant
vscandy-scented
34 2.2

Having a pleasant smell like flowers or soap

is more specific, naming aromas that bring sugary treats to mind
scented
vscandy-scented
13 2.3

A thing like soap or a candle that has a pleasant smell because perfume was added

is about a particular smell that makes one think of sugary treats
perfumed
vscandy-scented
5 4.1

Has a pleasant smell from perfume or flowers

is not about perfume but about scents that evoke sugary treats
sweet-smelling
vscandy-scented
4 2.3

Having a pleasant scent

refers instead to aromas that specifically remind of sugary treats
sweet-scented
vscandy-scented
1 3.0

Having a pleasant sweet smell

is focused on smells that clearly evoke sugary treats
candylike
vscandy-scented
3.2

Tasting, smelling, or looking like candy

is limited to smells that specifically recall sugary treats
pleasant-smelling
vscandy-scented
3.0

Having a nice scent

is narrower, pointing only to smells that echo sugary treats
perfumy
vscandy-scented
4.9

A strong smell like perfume that you notice easily

is milder and specifically tied to smells that recall sugary treats

How Sweet-Smelling

cloying
3 8.2
candy-scented
  • US
4.3
unscented
3 3.2

Surface Forms

candy-scented positive

Morphology

candy-scented = candy + scent (transparent) = candy + scent + ed

Built by combining 'candy' with 'scent' + '-ed' to mean 'having the smell of candy', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Candy-scented joins candy, a sweet you eat, and scented, from scent meaning 'smell', so it simply describes something that 'smells like candy'.