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confection
Confection (noun) means a sweet food, such as a cake, sweet or pastry, often made with great care and finely decorated.
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1
A sweet food, such as a cake, sweet or pastry, often made with great care and finely decorated.
"The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections."
2
The process of putting something together or making it.
3
Something that has been put together or made up, especially from several different parts.
"The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police."
4
A piece of writing, music or art that is light and entertaining and not meant to be taken too seriously.
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English confescioun, borrowed from Old French confeccion (French confection), borrowed from Latin cōnfectiōnem, from cōnfectus, the past participle of cōnficiō ("prepare"), from con- ("with") plus faciō ("to make, do"). Taken apart at surface level, it is confect plus -ion. It originally meant "the making by means of ingredients"; the sense "candy or light pastry" has been the leading one since the 1500s.
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Rhymes for confection
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
perfusion
selection
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of confection?
"confection" (noun) means a sweet food, such as a cake, sweet or pastry, often made with great care and finely decorated.
What is another word for confection?
Other words for "confection" include sweet, concoction.
What are the different meanings of confection?
"confection" has 3 main meanings: 1. A sweet food, such as a cake, sweet or pastry, often made with great care and finely decorated; 2. The process of putting something together or making it; 3. Something that has been put together or made up, especially from several different parts.
