sweet vs confect

confect vs sweet

sweet and confect both are nouns.

sweet is an adjective but confect is not an adjective.

sweet is not a verb while confect is a verb.

sweet is an adverb but confect is not an adverb.

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

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

sweet: a food rich in sugar
confect: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Other hyponyms of sweet include confectionery, confiture, sweetmeat, candy, hardbake, chewing gum, gum, candied apple, candy apple, caramel apple, taffy apple, toffee apple, center, centre, comfit, maraschino, maraschino cherry, nonpareil.

sweet (noun)	confect (noun)
the property of tasting as if it contains sugar	a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
a food rich in sugar
a dish served as the last course of a meal

sweet (adjective)	confect (adjective)
not containing or composed of salt water
(used of wines) having a high residual sugar content
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
having a natural fragrance
having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
pleasing to the ear
with sweetening added
not soured or preserved
pleasing to the mind or feeling
pleasing to the senses

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

sweet (adverb)	confect (adverb)
in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly')

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