Confectionery
Full definition of confectionery
Noun
confectionery
(usually uncountable; plural confectioneries)- (uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
- (uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
- A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.
Synonyms
- (sweet foodstuffs, collectively) candy US, sweets UK
- (business of manufacturing confectionery) sweet-making, sweet manufacture
- (shop where confectionary is sold) confectioner's, candy store US, sweet shop UK