Confection (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.
  2. the process of compounding, preparing, or making something.
  3. a frivolous, amusing, or contrived play, book, or other artistic or literary work.
  4. something made up or confected; a concoction: He said the charges were a confection of the local police.
  5. something, as a garment or decorative object, that is very delicate, elaborate, or luxurious and usually nonutilitarian.
  6. a medicated preparation made with the aid of sugar, honey, syrup, or the like.
verb (used with object)
  1. to prepare as a confection.
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
  3. an elaborate article of clothing, esp for women
  4. anything regarded as overelaborate or frivolous
  5. a medicinal drug sweetened with sugar, honey, etc
Confection (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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