confection vs confectionery
confectionery vs confectionconfection and confectionery both are nouns.
confection is a verb but confectionery is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| confection | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| confectionery | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
confectionery is a hyponym of
confection; that is, confectionery is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
confection:
- confection: a food rich in sugar
- confectionery: candy and other sweets considered collectively
Other hyponyms of confection include
confiture, sweetmeat, candy, confect, hardbake, chewing gum, gum, candied apple, candy apple, caramel apple, taffy apple, toffee apple, center, centre, comfit, maraschino, maraschino cherry, nonpareil.
| confection (noun) | confectionery (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components | the occupation and skills of a confectioner |
| a food rich in sugar | a confectioner's shop |
| candy and other sweets considered collectively |
| confection (verb) | confectionery (verb) |
|---|---|
| make into a confection |
Words related to "confection"
- assemble
- candied apple
- candy
- candy apple
- caramel apple
- center
- centre
- chewing gum
- comfit
- concoction
- confect
- confectionery
- confiture
- creating from raw materials
- dainty
- delicacy
- goody
- gum
- hardbake
- kickshaw
- maraschino
- maraschino cherry
- nonpareil
- piece
- put together
- set up
- sweet
- sweetmeat
- tack
- tack together
- taffy apple
- toffee apple
- treat
Words related to "confectionery"
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