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
In addition to mixing florals and stripes, interesting objects like brass animals, souvenirs, and paperweights are now acting as eye candy on every surface.
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Tim Burton and Henry Selick may seem more of a natural fit for Halloween than Christmas, but the maestros of the macabre's stop-motion holiday fable crafted pure eye candy.
—Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Dec. 2025
The handsome men on the red carpet were our eye candy.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 10 Dec. 2025
But tour guides lead informative tours, audio guides supply relevant information and there’s enough Dylan eye candy to satisfy most visitors.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Tim Burton and Henry Selick may seem more of a natural fit for Halloween than Christmas, but the maestros of the macabre's stop-motion holiday fable crafted pure eye candy.
—Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Dec. 2025
The handsome men on the red carpet were our eye candy.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 10 Dec. 2025
But tour guides lead informative tours, audio guides supply relevant information and there’s enough Dylan eye candy to satisfy most visitors.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eye candy
cotton candy
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Last month, as the sky faded to cotton candy pink, Colby spotted nearly a dozen sheep scaling the side of a mountain.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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This cotton candy shade packs a lot of punch when paired with tiny little accent hearts.—
Odeya Pinkus,
InStyle,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Eye candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eye%20candy. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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