Confection
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Confection
Noun
- 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."
- The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
- 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."
- An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
- Something, such as a garment or a decoration, that is very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also impractical or non-utilitarian.
Verb
- To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.
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