Confection

Pronunciation: /kənˈfɛkʃən/

Definitions of confection

noun a sweet food or delicacy made with sugar or syrup, often combined with fruits, nuts, or chocolate

Example Sentences

A1 I love to eat sweet confections like cookies and cakes.

A2 The bakery down the street sells a variety of delicious confections.

B1 She learned how to make confections like truffles and fudge in culinary school.

B2 The famous pastry chef is known for creating intricate and beautiful confections.

C1 The confectionery industry is constantly innovating with new flavors and designs.

C2 The confection displayed at the fancy event was a work of art, almost too beautiful to eat.

Examples of confection in a Sentence

formal The confection displayed at the bakery was beautifully crafted and intricately designed.

informal I can't resist grabbing a few pieces of that delicious confection every time I pass by the candy store.

slang I heard that new confection shop makes the best sweet treats in town.

figurative Her words were like a carefully crafted confection, sweet and pleasing to the ear.

Grammatical Forms of confection

• plural: confections
• comparative: more confection
• superlative: most confection
• present tense: confects
• future tense: will confection
• perfect tense: have confectioned
• continuous tense: is confectioning
• singular: confection
• positive degree: confection
• infinitive: to confection
• gerund: confecting
• participle: confectioned

Origin and Evolution of confection

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'confection' originated from the Latin word 'conficere', meaning 'to prepare'. It was used to refer to the act of preparing or making sweet treats.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'confection' evolved to specifically refer to sweet foods such as candies and desserts, reflecting the changing culinary practices and tastes of society.