eye candy

See also: eye-candy

English

Etymology

Metaphor first recorded in 1984. Derivative from "nose candy"? (first used in 1930).

Noun

eye candy (uncountable)

(US, figuratively) A very attractive person or persons, or the salient visible physical attributes of same.
I'm going to the beach to check out some eye candy.
(US, figuratively) Any object or sight with considerable visual appeal.
The computer graphics added lots of eye candy to that movie.

Synonyms

(person): For semantic relationships of this sense, see beautiful person in the Thesaurus.
(object or sight):

Antonyms

(person): For semantic relationships of this sense, see ugly person in the Thesaurus.
(object or sight): eyesore

Translations

Translations

Afrikaans: oogpoeding
Chinese:
Mandarin: (adjectives) 養眼 (zh), 养眼 (zh) (yǎngyǎn), 秀色可餐 (zh) (xiùsèkěcān)
Finnish: silmänruoka (fi)

German: Blickfang m, Hingucker (de) m, Augenweide (de) f
Hebrew: תַּאֲוָה לָעֵינַיִם‎‎ f (taavá la'eináyim)
Persian: چشم‌نواز‎‎ (čašm-navâz)
Thai: อาหารตา

See also

arm candy
ear candy
Thesaurus:beautiful person

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