Confectionery vs. Confection

Candies and other confections considered as a group.

The act or process of confecting or the result of it

The skill or occupation of a confectioner.

A sweet prepared food, such as candy or cake.

A confectioner's shop.

A sweetened medicinal compound; an electuary.

(uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.

A piece displaying splendid craft, skill, and work

(uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.

To make into a confection.

A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.

A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.

Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies.

The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.

A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are made or sold.

The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.

A food rich in sugar

(dated) An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.

A confectioner's shop

(dated) Something, such as a garment or a decoration, that is very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also impractical or non-utilitarian.

(pharmacology) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.

To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.

A composition of different materials.

A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat.

A composition of drugs.

A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey.

A food rich in sugar

The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

Make into a confection;