Definition of confections:
(n) :
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.
(n) :
The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
(n) :
The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
(v) :
To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.
(n) :
(pharmacology) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.
(n) :
(dated) An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.