eye candy

noun

Synonyms of eye candynext
: something superficially attractive to look at

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A lot of the material on their website is just eye candy. a fashionable portrait painter in his day, he is now regarded as a minor purveyor of eye candy
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Chytil was purely eye candy for Lekkerimäki, a distraction to keep Warren guessing, to keep him from closing. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Although the character of Chekov was created largely as teenybopper eye candy, Koenig earned the respect of fans and other cast members. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 Although the hockey mask never appears, Kane lovingly re-creates exact scenes from the original movie to offer flashes of eye candy to Jason fanatics. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026 Keep these principles in mind to create a gravel garden that’s ecologically friendly, cohesive, and full of horticultural eye candy year-round. — Teresa Woodard, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eye candy

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First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eye candy was in 1977

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“Eye candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye%20candy. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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