cotton candy

Fluffy carnival treat

Cotton candy is spun sugar, a confection made by heating sugar and spinning it through tiny holes to create fine threads that are collected on a stick or cone.

The result is a fluffy, cloud-like mass that dissolves instantly on the tongue.

It's a staple of carnivals, fairs, and amusement parks: The kids begged for cotton candy.

Called candyfloss in British English.

fairground

carnival

Traveling amusement attraction

rides · ferris wheel · circus · festival · boardwalk · county fair · state fair · funnel cake · caramel apple · popcorn

confection

sugar

Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener

snack · melt-in-your-mouth · sticky · sugary · sweet · dissolved · wispy · airy · machine · cone

texture

fluffy

Soft and light-textured

  • cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
  • wispyThin and insubstantial
  • airyLight and well-ventilated

light · soft · feathery · delicate · puff · dissolving · ephemeral · gossamer · threadlike · spun

pastel

pink

Pale red hue

  • bluePrimary color; also sad
  • lavenderFragrant herb, pale violet
  • mintAromatic culinary herb

baby blue · pale pink · multicolored · swirl · gradient · neon · vibrant · soft · powder · two-tone

nostalgia

childhood

Life's earliest phase

wonder · treat · excitement · anticipation · youthful · simpler times · summer days · family outing · special occasion · indulgence

Categories
Opposites
texture and substance

cotton candyjawbreaker

Extra-hard spherical candy

hard candy · taffy · beef jerky · hardtack · rock candy

flavor complexity and depth

cotton candyblack coffee

Unadorned brewed beverage

dark chocolate · bitter melon · blue cheese · liver · anchovies

metaphorical substance (as in "cotton candy content")

cotton candysubstance

Physical material with mass

depth · gravitas · substantive · meat · red meat

Family

candy, cotton, candied, cottons, candying, cottony, cottoned, cottonwood, cottoning

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G