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candylike

candylike

3.2
Tasting, smelling, or looking like candy
  • adjective
  • /ˈkændiˌlaɪk/
translation icon : parecido a un dulce
  • He decorated the cake with bright, candylike colors to make it more appealing to children.

Examples

  • The new soda is so candylike that it almost tastes like liquid sweets.

  • The perfume had a candylike scent that reminded her of childhood treats.

  • That cake looks so candylike and delicious!

  • The candylike sweetness of the dessert was irresistible.

  • The dessert was topped with candylike decorations that sparkled in the light.

  • She chose a candylike flavor for her ice cream, reminiscent of sugary sweets.

  • The bright colors of the fruit were candylike, making the dish visually enticing.

Synonyms

sugary
vscandylike
31 1.0

Tasting very sweet because it has a lot of sugar

emphasizes overall resemblance in smell taste or appearance not just sweetness
candy-like
vscandylike
  • US
1 3.6

Looks or tastes sweet and bright like candy

is the unhyphenated spelling of that same sensory descriptor
candy-scented
vscandylike
  • US
4.3

Smelling like candy

covers smell plus taste and appearance rather than smell alone

How Sugary

cloying
3 8.2
candylike
3.2
sweet
611 1.0
plain
208 1.0

Surface Forms

candylike positive

Morphology

candylike = candy (transparent) = candy + like

Meaning is directly derived from the noun 'candy' with the productive adjectival suffix '-like' meaning 'resembling'.

Etymology

Candylike comes from candy plus the ending -like, where -like means 'similar to'. The word candy goes back to old Persian and Arabic words for 'sugar', so candylike means 'similar to candy' in taste, smell, or look.