confect vs mint candy

mint candy vs confect

confect and mint candy both are nouns.

confect is a verb but mint candy is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confect	Yes	No	Yes	No
mint candy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mint candy is a hyponym of confect; that is, mint candy 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
mint candy: a candy that is flavored with a mint oil

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, 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)	mint candy (noun)
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts	a candy that is flavored with a mint oil

confect (verb)	mint candy (verb)
make into a confection
make or construct

Difference between confect and mint candy

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