Difference between Confection and Concoction

What is the difference between Confection and Concoction?

Confection as a noun is a food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, cake or the like. while Concoction as a noun is digestion (of food etc.).

Confection

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, cake or the like. The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something. The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction. An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature. Something, such as a garment or a decoration, seen as very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also seen as impractical or non-utilitarian. A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.

Concoction

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Digestion (of food etc.).The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.A mixture prepared in such a way.Something made-up, an invention.

We hope you now know whether to use Confection or Concoction in your sentence.

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