confection en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kənˈfɛkʃən/
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Etymology
From Middle English confescioun, borrowed from Old French confeccion (French confection), borrowed from Latin cōnfectiōnem, from cōnfectus, past participle of cōnficiō (“prepare”), from con- (“with”) + faciō (“to make, do”). By surface analysis, confect + -ion. Originally "the making by means of ingredients"; sense of "candy or light pastry" predominant since 1500s.
Meanings
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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.
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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.
- (dated) An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
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(dated) Something, such as a garment or a decoration, that is very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also impractical or non-utilitarian.
Her gown was a marvelous confection of lace and tulle.
She found a sexy, lacy confection in a lingerie drawer and quickly slipped into it.
2007, Susan Sizemore, Primal Desires:
- (obsolete) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary. ▸ A medicinal preparation of any kind, a compound of drugs.
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(obsolete) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary. ▸ A deadly poison.
Was it not a goodly poison that he gave! Why, he's as well now as he was before. It shuld have been some fine confection That might have given the broth some dainty taste
2007, Unknown, edited by White, Martin and Lockwood, Tom, Arden of Faversham, 2nd edition, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 20, Scene 1, ll. 421–425:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| confections | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (55)
fi kakku (food item) · id olahan gula (food item) · tl matamis (food item) · cmn 糖食 (food item) · nl suikergoed (food item) · it dolce (food item) · ru конди́терские изде́лия (food item) · ru сла́дости (food item) · da godbid (food item) · ru сла́сти (food item) · sq ëmbëlsirë (food item) · tr şekerleme (food item) · ru конфе́ты (food item) · fr pâtisserie (food item) · ar حَلْوَى (food item) · fi makeat herkut (food item) · sa गौड (food item) · ka ტკბილეულობა (food item) · ota حلوا (food item) · pt confeito (food item) · grc γλύκυσμα (food item) · es golosina (food item) · ga milseog (food item) · ms کونفيکسي (food item) · it pasticcino (food item) · bg сладкиш (food item) · ga sólas (food item) · sv konfekt (food item) · ja お菓子 (food item) · ga sócamas (food item) · tr konfeksiyon (food item) · hu édesség (food item) · fi makeinen (food item) · no konfekt (food item) · pl słodycze (food item) · fi leivos (food item) · cmn 蜜餞 /蜜饯 (food item) · de Konfekt (food item) · ms gula-gula (food item) · es dulce (food item) · ja コンフェクション (food item) · ko 과자 (food item) · eo sukeraĵo (food item) · de Bonbon (food item) · cmn 糖果 (food item) · bg бонбон (food item) · fr bonbon (food item) · el γλύκισμα (food item) · es confite (food item) · fr friandise (food item) · af suikergoed (food item) · fr sucrerie (food item) · sv sötsak (food item) · gl doce (food item) · fr confiserie (food item)