confection
noun
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As a wise blue monster with a famous sweet tooth once noted, “c” is for cookie. And sure, that’s good enough for us, but sometimes the moment calls for a wide variety of delectables, not just cookies. In such times, you might remember that “c” is also for confection. Confection is a word that refers to something confected—that is, put together—from several different ingredients or elements. Often confections are sweet and edible, but confection can also be used to refer to a finely worked piece of craftsmanship. In other words, the lacy box containing chocolate confections can be a confection itself. Tracing back to the Latin verb conficere (“to carry out, perform, make, bring about, collect, bring to completion”), confection entered Middle English as the word confeccioun, meaning “preparation by mixing ingredients; something prepared by mixing, such as a medicine or dish of food,” and has since taken on additional, often figurative meanings in English in the ensuing centuries, as in “the beloved musical confection ‘C is for Cookie.’”
Examples of confection in a Sentence
Booth Moore, WWD, 3 Nov. 2024
Nearly 20 years after heating up our eardrums with her debut album, Paris, Hilton has returned with Infinite Icon, a dance-pop confection to remind listeners of her pop-star bona fides.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
The Pine Avenue shop will layer your cakey confection with various frostings and wild toppings (including Fruity Pebbles).
—Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
Another popular peanut butter-and-chocolate confection has gone the other direction.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Confection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confection. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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confection
noun
Middle English confectioun "mixture, candy," from early French confection "mixture," derived from Latin conficere "to prepare," from con-, com- "together" and -ficere, from facere "to make, do" — related to fashion
Medical Definition
confection
noun
called also electuary
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