Confectionary Definition
kən-fĕkshə-nĕrē
confectionaries
noun
confectionaries
Webster's New World
A confectioner's shop; a confectionery.
American Heritage
A confection.
Webster's New World
A confectioner.
American Heritage
(uncountable, rare) Candy, sweets, taken collectively; confectionery.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective
Of or like a confection.
Webster's New World
Of confectioners or their work.
Webster's New World
Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production.
Confectionary wares.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Confectionary
Noun
Singular:
confectionary
Plural:
confectionariesOrigin of Confectionary
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From Late Latin cōnfectiōnārius (“one who prepares things by means of ingredients”), from Latin cōnfectiō (“preparing, producing”). See confection.
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