eye candy

noun

Definition of eye candynext
as in cotton candy
something attractive but lacking in substance a fashionable portrait painter in his day, he is now regarded as a minor purveyor of eye candy

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Recent Examples of eye candy Our picks range from modular pieces that can convert into a larger sectional to designs that double as eye candy thanks to curvy back support and fringe detail. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 June 2026 Mackenzie never takes the weight off the pedal off this twisty, hyper-efficient thriller that comes fully loaded with eye candy and a gutsy plot detour in its final act. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026 Apart from the eye candy for those seeking it, the sketch offered some solid physical comedy with Storrie playing a stripper who shows up at a hotel suite severely injured after getting hit by a car. — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026 But in these images Uranus’s rings and clouds are mostly just eye candy, says Heidi Hammel, a JWST interdisciplinary scientist at the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, who was not involved with the work. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eye candy
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cotton candy
Noun
  • Maybe dunking your head in a cotton candy machine, but it's been done.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Relive the fun of a carnival with this cotton candy that uses a combination of vegetable juice, turmeric, and annatto (from the seeds of the achiote tree) to naturally create its vibrant pink color.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 2 July 2026
Definition of cotton candy

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“Eye candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eye%20candy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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