Associations to the word «Confection»

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.

CONFECTION, noun. The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.

CONFECTION, noun. The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.

CONFECTION, noun. (dated) An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.

CONFECTION, noun. (dated) Something, such as a garment or a decoration, seen as very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also seen as impractical or non-utilitarian.

CONFECTION, noun. (pharmacology) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.

CONFECTION, verb. To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.

CONFECTION, noun. A food rich in sugar.

CONFECTION, noun. The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components.

CONFECTION, verb. Make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected".