confection

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a food rich in sugar
  2. noun the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
  3. verb make into a confection

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

sweet

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