confectionary

[ kuhn-fek-shuh-ner-ee ]

/ kənˈfɛk ʃəˌnɛr i /

noun, plural con·fec·tion·ar·ies.

a candy; sweetmeat.

a place where confections are kept or made.

confectionery (def. 3).

adjective

pertaining to or of the nature of confections or their production.

Origin of confectionary

1590–1600; <Medieval Latin confectiōnārius, equivalent to confectiōn-confection + -ārius-ary

Words nearby confectionary

confabulate, confabulation, confarreation, confect, confection, confectionary, confectioner, confectioners' sugar, confectionery, confed., confederacy

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Example sentences from the Web for confectionary

What started as a confectionary is now the oldest know restaurant in Japan.
Inside The World’s 10 Oldest Restaurants|Justin Jones|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the second century, wealthy Romans served to their guests a confectionary treat containing cannabis.
The Chronic Chronicles: A History of Pot|Roger Roffman|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For some voters Poroshenko, nicknamed the “Chocolate King” because of his confectionary empire, was the least bad option.
Ukraine’s Chocolate King Wins|Jamie Dettmer|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Pic: Before perfecting his confectionary colors, Wayne Thiebaud went brown.
Let Them Wait for Cake|Blake Gopnik|November 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The intellectual evil resulting from the use of confectionary consists in the fondness for excitement which is produced.
The Young Mother|William A. Alcott
Neither would you approve of the delicacies, as they are thought, of Athenian confectionary?
The Republic|Plato
The great evils of confectionary yet remain to be mentioned.
The Young Mother|William A. Alcott
I cannot in this place, pass over the head of all West Indian confectionary, a floating island, without further mention.
Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2)|Anonymous
The Spanish officers had provided music for their entertainment, and oranges and confectionary were handed about.
The Actress in High Life|Sue Petigru Bowen

British Dictionary definitions for confectionary

confectionary

/ (kənˈfɛkʃənərɪ) /

noun plural -aries

a place where confections are kept or made

a rare word for confection

adjective

of or characteristic of confections

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单词	confectionary
释义	confectionary [ kuhn-fek-shuh-ner-ee ] / kənˈfɛk ʃəˌnɛr i / noun, plural con·fec·tion·ar·ies. a candy; sweetmeat. a place where confections are kept or made. confectionery (def. 3). adjective pertaining to or of the nature of confections or their production. Origin of confectionary 1590–1600; <Medieval Latin confectiōnārius, equivalent to confectiōn-confection + -ārius-ary Words nearby confectionary confabulate, confabulation, confarreation, confect, confection, confectionary, confectioner, confectioners' sugar, confectionery, confed., confederacy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for confectionary What started as a confectionary is now the oldest know restaurant in Japan. Inside The World’s 10 Oldest Restaurants\|Justin Jones\|December 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In the second century, wealthy Romans served to their guests a confectionary treat containing cannabis. The Chronic Chronicles: A History of Pot\|Roger Roffman\|July 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST For some voters Poroshenko, nicknamed the “Chocolate King” because of his confectionary empire, was the least bad option. Ukraine’s Chocolate King Wins\|Jamie Dettmer\|May 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The Daily Pic: Before perfecting his confectionary colors, Wayne Thiebaud went brown. Let Them Wait for Cake\|Blake Gopnik\|November 20, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The intellectual evil resulting from the use of confectionary consists in the fondness for excitement which is produced. The Young Mother\|William A. Alcott Neither would you approve of the delicacies, as they are thought, of Athenian confectionary? The Republic\|Plato The great evils of confectionary yet remain to be mentioned. The Young Mother\|William A. Alcott I cannot in this place, pass over the head of all West Indian confectionary, a floating island, without further mention. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2)\|Anonymous The Spanish officers had provided music for their entertainment, and oranges and confectionary were handed about. The Actress in High Life\|Sue Petigru Bowen British Dictionary definitions for confectionary confectionary / (kənˈfɛkʃənərɪ) / noun plural -aries a place where confections are kept or made a rare word for confection adjective of or characteristic of confections Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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