1. small round candies made of sugar
2. something pleasant or delightful
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The children dreamed of sugarplums dancing in their heads.
• Grandmother’s candy dish was filled with colorful sugarplums.
• The old-fashioned confectionery shop sold traditional sugarplums.
• She promised the kids sugarplums if they behaved well.
• The holiday poem mentions visions of sugarplums.
• These homemade sugarplums taste better than store-bought candy.