sweet vs confectionery

confectionery vs sweet

sweet and confectionery both are nouns.

sweet is an adjective but confectionery is not an adjective.

sweet is an adverb but confectionery is not an adverb.

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

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

sweet: a food rich in sugar
confectionery: candy and other sweets considered collectively

Other hyponyms of sweet 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.

sweet (noun)	confectionery (noun)
the property of tasting as if it contains sugar	the occupation and skills of a confectioner
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth	a confectioner's shop
a food rich in sugar	candy and other sweets considered collectively
a dish served as the last course of a meal

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

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