candy vs sugar candy

sugar candy vs candy

candy and sugar candy both are nouns.

candy is a verb but sugar candy is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
candy	Yes	No	Yes	No
sugar candy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sugar candy is a hyponym of candy; that is, sugar candy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than candy:

candy: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
sugar candy: made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens

Other hyponyms of candy include candy bar, carob bar, hard candy, brandyball, patty, bonbon, brittle, toffee, toffy, butterscotch, candy cane, candy corn, caramel, candyfloss, cotton candy, spun sugar, dragee, dragee, fondant, fudge, gumdrop, honey crisp, mint, mint candy, horehound, jelly bean, jelly egg, candy kiss, kiss, licorice, liquorice, Life Saver, all-day sucker, lollipop, sucker, lozenge, marshmallow, marchpane, marzipan, nougat, nougat bar, nut bar, peanut bar, popcorn ball, praline, rock candy, rock, rock candy, sugarplum, taffy, chocolate truffle, truffle, Turkish Delight, Easter egg.

candy (noun)	sugar candy (noun)
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts	made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens

candy (verb)	sugar candy (verb)
coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

Difference between candy and sugar candy

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