noun🔗ShareConfiseriesA 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."The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections."La table était couverte de toutes sortes de confiseries alléchantes.fooditemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareConfection, fabricationThe act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something."The bakery window displayed a colorful array of confections, from delicate pastries to rich chocolates. "La vitrine de la boulangerie présentait un éventail coloré de confection, des pâtisseries délicates aux chocolats riches.foodprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareConfiseriesThe result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction."The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police."L'avocat de la défense a soutenu que les accusations étaient une invention de la police locale.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFrivolités, bagatellesAn artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature."The professor dismissed the student's overly sentimental poem as a fluffy confection, lacking depth and genuine emotion. "Le professeur a rejeté le poème trop sentimental de l'étudiant comme une frivolité superficielle, manquant de profondeur et d'émotion authentique.artliteraturemusicentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOrnements, fioritures, décorationsSomething, such as a garment or a decoration, seen as very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also seen as impractical or non-utilitarian."The bakery's display case featured beautiful confections of spun sugar and intricate icing, too delicate to actually eat. "La vitrine de la boulangerie présentait de magnifiques ornements de sucre filé et de glaçage complexe, trop délicats pour être mangés.appearancestyleartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareConfiseries, électuaireA preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary."The cough syrup was technically a collection of confections, as it was mostly honey with a small amount of added medicine. "Le sirop contre la toux était techniquement un ensemble de confiseries, car il était principalement composé de miel avec une petite quantité de médicament ajouté.medicinefoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
