Confectionery vs. Confection

Confectionery vs. Confection — Is There a Difference?
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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.
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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.

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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