confection
Pronunciation:
/kənˈfɛkʃən/noun
Definitions
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.
Example: The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections.
The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
Example: The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police.
An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
verb
Definitions
To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.