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confectionery

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /kənˈfɛkʃənəɹi/
  • /kənˈfɛkʃənɹi/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N F EH1 K SH AH0 N EH2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the occupation and skills of a confectioner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: occupation, business, job, line of work, line

5

noun

Meaning 5

a confectioner's shop

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: confectionary, candy store

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shop, store

Narrower terms: tuck shop

6

noun

Meaning 6

candy and other sweets considered collectively

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the business decided to concentrate on confectionery and soft drinks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sweet, confection

History

Etymology

From confectioner + -y.

Across languages

Translations

76 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: ëmbëltore — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Armenian: հրուշակեղեն (hrušakeġen) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Armenian: քաղցրավենիք (kʻaġcʻravenikʻ) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Azerbaijani: şirniyat — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Belarusian: прысмакі (prysmaki) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Bulgarian: сладкиши (sladkiši) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Cebuano: kendi — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Cherokee: ᎧᎵᏎᏥ (kalisetsi) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 糖果 (tángguǒ) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Danish: slik — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Danish: konfekt — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Danish: konfekture — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Dutch: snoep — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Finnish: konditoriatuotteet — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • French: confiserie — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • French: sucreries — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • West-Frisian: snobberij — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Georgian: საკონდიტრო (saḳondiṭro) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • German: Konfekt — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • German: Süßwaren — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • German: Confiserie — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Greek: γλυκά (glyká) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Greek: ζαχαρωτά (zacharotá) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Haitian Creole: sirèt — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Hindi: कैंडी (kaiṇḍī) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Indonesian: permen — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Indonesian: gula-gula — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Irish: milseogra — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Irish: sócamais — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Irish: rudaí milse — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Italian: dolciumi — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Japanese: 菓子 (kashi) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Japanese: お菓子 (o-kashi) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Kannada: ಮಿಠಾಯಿ (miṭhāyi) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Korean: 과자 (gwaja) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Latin: cuppēdia — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Latin: bellāria — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Latvian: saldumi — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Macedonian: сла́тки (slátki) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Malagasy: fanaovan-javamamy — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Malay: gula-gula — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: konfekt — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: konfekt — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • O'odham: lu꞉lsi — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Pashto: کینډی — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Polish: słodycze — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Portuguese: doces — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Portuguese: confeitaria — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Russian: конди́терские изде́лия (kondíterskije izdélija) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Russian: сла́дости (sládosti) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Serbo-Croatian: посластичарница — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Serbo-Croatian: poslastičarnica — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Spanish: dulces — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Tagalog: kendi — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Tamil: மிட்டாய் (miṭṭāy) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Telugu: మిఠాయి (miṭhāyi) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Uzbek: qandolat mahsulotlari — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Yiddish: זיסוואַרג (zisvarg) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Yiddish: גוטע־זאַכן (gute-zakhn) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Yiddish: נאַשעכץ (nashekhts) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Yiddish: מטעמים (matamim) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Yiddish: קאָנפֿעקטור (konfektur) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Yiddish: ממתּקים (mamtakim) — sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
  • Bulgarian: сладкарство (sladkarstvo) — business of manufacturing confectionery
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甜品廠 /甜品厂 (tiánpǐnchǎng) — business of manufacturing confectionery
  • French: confiserie — business of manufacturing confectionery
  • Galician: repostaría — business of manufacturing confectionery
  • Galician: confeitaría — business of manufacturing confectionery
  • German: Confiserie — business of manufacturing confectionery
  • Greek: ζαχαροπλαστείο (zacharoplasteío) — business of manufacturing confectionery
  • Hungarian: cukrászda — business of manufacturing confectionery
  • Polish: cukiernictwo — business of manufacturing confectionery
  • Portuguese: confeitaria — business of manufacturing confectionery
  • Russian: конди́терская фа́брика (kondíterskaja fábrika) — business of manufacturing confectionery
  • Spanish: confitería — business of manufacturing confectionery
  • Swedish: sockerbageri — business of manufacturing confectionery
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