Snack vs Confection - What's the difference?
snack | confection |
(obsolete) A share; a part or portion.
* Alexander Pope
A 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 act or process of confecting; the process of making]], compounding, or [[prepare, preparing something.
The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
(dated) An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
(dated) Something, such as a garment or a decoration, seen as very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also seen as impractical or non-utilitarian.
* 2007 , , Primal Desires
(pharmacology) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.
As nouns the difference between snack and confection
is that snack is a light meal while confection 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, or cake.As verbs the difference between snack and confection
is that snack is to eat a light meal while confection is to make into a confection, prepare as a confection.snack
English
Etymology 1
Derived terms
* snack bar * snack food * snacker * snackette * snackery * snackless * snackySee also
* munchiesDerived terms
* snack downEtymology 2
See snatch (transitive verb).Noun
(en noun)- At last he whispers, "Do, and we go snacks ."
Anagrams
* ----confection
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Noun
(en noun)- The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections .
- The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police.
- She found a sexy, lacy confection in a lingerie drawer and quickly slipped into it.
