Difference between Candy and Sugarcoat

What is the difference between Candy and Sugarcoat?

Candy as a verb is to cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup. while Sugarcoat as a verb is to make superficially more attractive; to give a falsely pleasant appearance to.

Candy

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors. A piece of candy. a unit of mass used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds avoirdupois but varying locally.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.

Example sentence: I used to wear the sweetest, gnarliest things that smelt like candy. That said, I've always burned incense - a real hippie situation - and have forever been drawn to patchouli, musk, woodsy scents and rose.

Sugarcoat

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make superficially more attractive; to give a falsely pleasant appearance to.

We hope you now know whether to use Candy or Sugarcoat in your sentence.

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