confect vs jelly bean

jelly bean vs confect

confect and jelly bean both are nouns.

confect is a verb but jelly bean is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confect	Yes	No	Yes	No
jelly bean	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, jelly bean is a hyponym of confect; that is, jelly bean 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
jelly bean: sugar-glazed jellied candy

Other hyponyms of confect include candy bar, carob bar, hard candy, brandyball, patty, bonbon, brittle, 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 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)	jelly bean (noun)
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts	sugar-glazed jellied candy

confect (verb)	jelly bean (verb)
make into a confection
make or construct

Difference between confect and jelly bean

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