candy vs toffee

toffee vs candy

candy and toffee both are nouns.

candy is a verb but toffee is not a verb.

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

As nouns, toffee is a hyponym of candy; that is, toffee 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
toffee: caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets

Other hyponyms of candy include candy bar, carob bar, hard candy, brandyball, patty, bonbon, brittle, 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, sugar candy, sugarplum, taffy, chocolate truffle, truffle, Turkish Delight, Easter egg.

candy (noun)	toffee (noun)
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts	caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets

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

Difference between candy and toffee

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