Confection vs. Confectionary — What's the Difference?

The act or process of confecting or the result of it

A confectioner's shop; a confectionery.

A sweet prepared food, such as candy or cake.

Sweet preparations; confections.

A sweetened medicinal compound; an electuary.

(Obsolete) A confectioner.

A piece displaying splendid craft, skill, and work

Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production.

To make into a confection.

Prepared as a confection.

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.

A candy, sweetmeat; a confection.

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

(obsolete) A place where confections are manufactured, stored; a confectory.

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

(dated) A confectioner's shop; a confectionery.

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

(obsolete) One who makes confections; a confectioner.

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

Candy, sweets, taken collectively; confectionery.

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

A confectioner.

To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.

Prepared as a confection.

A composition of different materials.

A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat.

A composition of drugs.

A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey.

A food rich in sugar

The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

Make into a confection;