confectionery
/kənˈfɛkʃənəɹi/ noun
Forms confectioneries confectionary
- noun (uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
- noun (uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
- noun A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.
Synonyms
candy sweets sweet-making sweet manufacture confectioner's candy store sweet shop confectionary
Etymology
From confectioner + -y.
Webster’s 1913
- noun Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies.
- noun A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are made or sold.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “confectionery”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details