Definition for Confectionery:

• A place for sweetmeats; sweetmeats in general.

Synonyms for Confectionery:

• n.

  •
  • beauty parlor,
  • bakeshop,
  • bookshop,
  • bookstall,
  • beauty salon,
  • bookstore,
  • book club,
  • big-box store,
  • barbershop,
  • antique shop.
  •
  • base,
  • creole.
  •act (noun)
  • confectionery.
  •bakery (noun)
  • pastry shop,
  • bake shop.
  •candy (noun)
  • jawbreaker,
  • sweetmeat,
  • hokum,
  • Confit,
  • jawbreakers.
  •candy store (noun)
  • ice cream parlor,
  • sweetshop,
  • ice-cream parlor,
  • confectioner's shop,
  • sweet-shop,
  • tuck shop,
  • carnival concession.
  •sweet (noun)
  • confiture,
  • sugarplum,
  • chocolates,
  • sugarplums,
  • final course,
  • chocolate.
  •sweets (noun)
  • candied fruits,
  • pre-serves,
  • pre serves,
  • pre serve.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • slow food,
  • soul food,
  • convenience food,
  • junk food,
  • non-vegetarian,
  • nutraceutical,
  • comfort food,
  • staple diet,
  • munchies,
  • aphrodisiac,
  • dining-room,
  • baby food,
  • non-dairy,
  • Frankenfood,
  • superfood,
  • fast food,
  • Dry goods,
  • iron rations,
  • macrobiotic,
  • health food,
  • seafood,
  • pap,
  • slop,
  • novel food.
  •
  • delicacy,
  • carbohydrate,
  • meat,
  • nibble,
  • garnish,
  • savory,
  • goodies,
  • veggie,
  • dairy,
  • vegetable.
  •
  • produce.
  •
  • staple.
  •confection
  • candy.

Paraphrases for Confectionery:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    Confectionary.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Confectionary.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Confectionary.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    confection.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    factory.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    jelly.

Confectionery Sentence Examples:

• Our guests passed in to where smoking viands, rich confectionery and exhilarating draughts awaited them.

• The next morning ristorativi of sweetmeats and confectionery were presented to the happy couple, by whom the presents were returned in kind.

Homophones for Confectionery:

• Confectionary.

Hyponym for Confectionery:

• n.

  • act
    job, line, business, line of work, occupation.
  • food
    confection, sweet.