Definition of CONFECTION

confection

Plural: confections

Noun

  • a food rich in sugar
  • the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.
  • A medicinal preparation of any kind, a compound of drugs.
  • A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.
  • A deadly poison.

Verb

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

Examples

  • The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police.
  • The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English confescioun, borrowed from Old French confeccion (French confection), borrowed from Latin cōnfectiōnem, from confectus, past participle of conficere (“prepare”), from com- (“with”) + facere (“to make, do”). Originally "the making by means of ingredients"; sense of "candy or light pastry" predominant since 1500s.

Scrabble Score: 17

confection: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
confection: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
confection: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

confection: valid Words With Friends Word