<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.</li><li>The process of compounding, preparing, or making something.</li><li>A frivolous, amusing, or contrived play, book, or other artistic or literary work.</li><li>Something made up or confected; a concoction.</li><li>Something, as a garment or decorative object, that is very delicate, elaborate, or luxurious and usually nonutilitarian.</li><li>Pharmacology: A medicated preparation made with the aid of sugar, honey, syrup, or the like.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>Archaic: To prepare as a confection.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>