confection vs goody

confection

noun
  • 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 result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction. 

  • The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something. 

  • A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary. 

verb
  • To make into a confection, prepare as a confection. 

goody

noun
  • Pudding made by boiling bread in milk with sugar and spices. 

  • A small amount of something good to eat. 

  • Any small, usually free, item. 

  • That which is good, the good part of something, which one desires to extract or use up. 

  • An American fish, the lafayette or spot. 

adj
  • Synonym of goody-goody (“mawkishly good; weakly benevolent or pious”) 

intj
  • Used to indicate pleasure or delight. 

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