Definition of "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.  examples

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

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

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

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

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

To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.  examples