mint vs confect

confect vs mint

mint and confect both are nouns.

mint is an adjective but confect is not an adjective.

mint and confect both are verbs.

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

As nouns, confect is a hypernym of mint; that is, confect is a word with a broader meaning than mint:

mint: a candy that is flavored with a mint oil
confect: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Other hypernyms of mint include candy.

mint (noun)	confect (noun)
a plant where money is coined by authority of the government	a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
a candy that is flavored with a mint oil
the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied
any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
any member of the mint family of plants
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

mint (adjective)	confect (adjective)
as if new

mint (verb)	confect (verb)
form by stamping, punching, or printing	make into a confection
	make or construct

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