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Albert vs Candy - What's the difference?

albert | candy |

As proper nouns the difference between albert and candy

is that albert is (label) , equivalent to (albert) while candy is a pet form of the female given name candace or candice.

albert

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1862 , The Idylls of the King: Dedication:
    • Thou noble Father of her Kings to be - - - / Dear to thy land and ours, a Prince indeed, / Beyond all titles, and a household name, / Hereafter, thro' all times, Albert the Good.
  • * 1956 Eddie Condon, Thomas Sugrue: ''We Called it Music: A Generation of Jazz. Peter Davies 1956. page 40:
    • Helena was not flattered. "Albert' just doesn't appreciate music," she said. They all called me ' Albert then. I thought it was a fine name; I like elegance.
  • * 2000 (Anne Enright), What Are You Like? , Random House (2001), ISBN 9780099284345, page 85:
    • Hogan, Byrne, O'Brien. She stopped at one name. Albert' Delahunty — what Catholic in their right mind would call a child ' Albert ?
  • A constituency in Belize
  • A city in Kansas
  • A rural municipality in Manitoba
  • A town in New South Wales
  • A ghost town in Texas

    • Derived terms

    * Albert chain * Prince Albert

    Related terms

    * pet forms: Al, Bert, Bertie * variants: Ethelbert * female given names: Alberta, Albertina, Albertine

    Anagrams

    * ----

    candy

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) sucre candi ("candy sugar"), from (etyl) .

    Noun

  • (uncountable, chiefly, US) Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.
  • *
  • (countable, chiefly, US) A piece of confectionery of this kind.
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    • Synonyms
    * (confection) confectionery, sweets (British), lollies (Australia), sugar candy (US) * (piece of candy) sweet (British), lolly (Australia)
    Derived terms
    * arm candy * bee candy * brain candy * candy ass * candy cane * candy floss * candy man * candy store * candy stripe * candy striper * cotton candy * ear candy * eye candy * hard candy * like taking candy from a baby * nose candy * rock candy * sugar candy

    Verb

  • (cooking) To cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.
  • To have sugar crystals form in or on.
    • Fruits preserved in sugar candy after a time.
  • To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * candee

    Noun

    (candy)
  • (obsolete) a unit of mass used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds avoirdupois but varying locally.
    • Synonyms
    * maunee

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