English Dictionary

confection

/kənˈfɛkʃən/

noun

A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.

I bought a delicious confection from the bakery.

意味（1）

A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.

The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections.

意味（2）

The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.

意味（3）

The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.

The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police.

意味（4）

(dated) An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.

意味（5）

(dated) Something, such as a garment or a decoration, that is very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also impractical or non-utilitarian.

She found a sexy, lacy confection in a lingerie drawer and quickly slipped into it.

意味（6）

(pharmacology) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.