confection

Definition

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.

Etymology

From Middle English confescioun, borrowed from Old French confeccion (French confection), borrowed from Latin cōnfectiōnem, from confectus, past participle of conficere (“prepare”), from com- (“with”) + facere (“to make, do”). Originally "the making by means of ingredients"; sense of "candy or light pastry" predominant since 1500s.

Example Sentences

• "The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections."
• "The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police."
• "She found a sexy, lacy confection in a lingerie drawer and quickly slipped into it."