Confectionery vs. Confection
Difference Between Confectionery and Confection
Confectionerynoun
(uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
Confectionnoun
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.
The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections.Confectionerynoun
(uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
Confectionnoun
The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
Confectionerynoun
A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.
Confectionnoun
The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police.Confectionerynoun
a food rich in sugar
Confectionnoun
(dated) An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
Confectionerynoun
a confectioner's shop
Confectionnoun
(dated) Something, such as a garment or a decoration, seen as very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also seen as impractical or non-utilitarian.
Confectionnoun
(pharmacology) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.
Confectionverb
To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.
Confectionnoun
a food rich in sugar
Confectionnoun
the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
Confectionverb
make into a confection;
This medicine is home-confected
