English
confection
Etymology

From Middle English confescioun, borrowed from Old French confeccion (French confection), borrowed from Latin confectio, from confectus, past participle of conficere ("prepare"), from com- ("with") + facere ("to make, do").

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /kənˈfɛkʃən/
Noun

confection (plural confections)

  1. 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.
  2. The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
  3. 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.
  4. (dated) An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
  5. (dated) Something, such as a garment or a decoration, that is very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also impractical or non-utilitarian.
  6. (pharmacology) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.
    1. (obsolete, medicine) A medicinal preparation of any kind, a compound of drugs.
    2. (obsolete) A deadly poison.
Related terms Translations Verb

confection (confections, present participle confectioning; simple past and past participle confectioned)

  1. To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.


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