confection

[ kuhn-fek-shuhn ]
See synonyms for confection on Thesaurus.com
noun
  1. a sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.

  2. the process of compounding, preparing, or making something.

  1. a frivolous, amusing, or contrived play, book, or other artistic or literary work.

  2. something made up or confected; a concoction: He said the charges were a confection of the local police.

  3. something, as a garment or decorative object, that is very delicate, elaborate, or luxurious and usually nonutilitarian.

  4. Pharmacology. a medicated preparation made with the aid of sugar, honey, syrup, or the like.

verb (used with object)
  1. Archaic. to prepare as a confection.

Origin of confection

1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English confeccioun, from Latin confectiōn- (stem of confectiō ) “preparation, conclusion, completion”; see origin at confect, -ion

Words Nearby confection

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use confection in a sentence

  • The azucarilla is a confection not unlike "Edinburgh rock," but more porous and of the nature of a meringue.

    Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
  • La vieille mre est sujett des maux d'estomac, et je lui ai apport un pot de confection d'hyacinthe.

    Baron d'Holbach | Max Pearson Cushing
  • This confection was embossed with a hundred intricate designs, rich with silver; un-Amish as a Christmas tree.

    Blind Man's Lantern | Allen Kim Lang
  • Confections deals with that very delightful and fascinating part of cookery--confection making.

    Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • They have an extensive use in cookery, both as a confection and an ingredient in cakes, puddings, and pastry.

    Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

British Dictionary definitions for confection

confection

/ (kənˈfɛkʃən) /


noun
  1. the act or process of compounding or mixing

  2. any sweet preparation of fruit, nuts, etc, such as a preserve or a sweet

  1. old-fashioned an elaborate article of clothing, esp for women

  2. informal anything regarded as overelaborate or frivolous: the play was merely an ingenious confection

  3. a medicinal drug sweetened with sugar, honey, etc

Origin of confection

1
C14: from Old French, from Latin confectiō a preparing, from conficere to produce; see confect

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012