confect vs brittle

brittle vs confect

confect and brittle both are nouns.

confect is not an adjective while brittle is an adjective.

confect is a verb but brittle is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confect	Yes	No	Yes	No
brittle	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, brittle is a hyponym of confect; that is, brittle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confect:

confect: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
brittle: caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets

Other hyponyms of confect include candy bar, carob bar, hard candy, brandyball, patty, bonbon, toffee, toffy, butterscotch, candy cane, candy corn, caramel, candyfloss, cotton candy, spun sugar, dragee, dragee, fondant, fudge, gumdrop, honey crisp, mint, mint candy, horehound, jelly bean, jelly egg, candy kiss, kiss, licorice, liquorice, Life Saver, all-day sucker, lollipop, sucker, lozenge, marshmallow, marchpane, marzipan, nougat, nougat bar, nut bar, peanut bar, popcorn ball, praline, rock candy, rock, rock candy, sugar candy, sugarplum, taffy, chocolate truffle, truffle, Turkish Delight, Easter egg.

confect (noun)	brittle (noun)
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts	caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets

confect (adjective)	brittle (adjective)
	having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
	lacking warmth and generosity of spirit
	(of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured

confect (verb)	brittle (verb)
make into a confection
make or construct

Difference between confect and brittle

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