confectionary
noun
con·fec·tion·ary kən-ˈfek-shə-ˌner-ē 
plural confectionaries
1
: sweets
2
archaic : confectioner
3
: confectionery sense 3
confectionary adjective
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Those entities will continue to own what remains of Topps: confectionary and gift card divisions. 
Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2022 Along with a popular restaurant (a full meal cost 25 cents when the hotel opened in 1906), the Golden West housed a barber shop, a confectionary, a Turkish bath and an athletic club. oregonlive, 3 Feb. 2022 He is most widely known for his juicy pictures of voluptuous confectionary in shop displays and on countertops. Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2021 For the artistically inclined chocolate lovers in your life, try a bar from the small-batch confectionary La Nef Chocolate. New York Times, 2 Dec. 2021 The other was Horse Car Railroad Depot, which had a restaurant, bar, meat and fish markets and a confectionary. Susan Dunne, courant.com, 2 Sep. 2021 Petro Poroshenko, a confectionary and media magnate and the former president defeated by Zelensky in the 2019 election, has also been the target of numerous corruption probes. Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021 The neighborhood cafe stayed open throughout much of the last 16 months due to takeout service, buoyed by the confectionary’s national chocolate-shipping service. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2021 Attractions range from museums, spectacular natural sites, the country’s largest time capsule (Seward, Nebraska), to Lagomarcino’s legendary confectionary in Moline, Illinois. Washington Post, 19 May 2021 See More
Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2022 Along with a popular restaurant (a full meal cost 25 cents when the hotel opened in 1906), the Golden West housed a barber shop, a confectionary, a Turkish bath and an athletic club. oregonlive, 3 Feb. 2022 He is most widely known for his juicy pictures of voluptuous confectionary in shop displays and on countertops. Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2021 For the artistically inclined chocolate lovers in your life, try a bar from the small-batch confectionary La Nef Chocolate. New York Times, 2 Dec. 2021 The other was Horse Car Railroad Depot, which had a restaurant, bar, meat and fish markets and a confectionary. Susan Dunne, courant.com, 2 Sep. 2021 Petro Poroshenko, a confectionary and media magnate and the former president defeated by Zelensky in the 2019 election, has also been the target of numerous corruption probes. Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021 The neighborhood cafe stayed open throughout much of the last 16 months due to takeout service, buoyed by the confectionary’s national chocolate-shipping service. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2021 Attractions range from museums, spectacular natural sites, the country’s largest time capsule (Seward, Nebraska), to Lagomarcino’s legendary confectionary in Moline, Illinois. Washington Post, 19 May 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
confection + -ary entry 1, in part after Medieval Latin confectiōnārius "confectioner, apothecary"
First Known Use
1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1
confectionary
noun
as in confectionery
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- confectionery
- confection
- sweeties
- candy
- sweetmeat
- pastry
- dessert
- sweet
- entremets
- afters
