Confection

verb/kənˈfɛkʃən/literary

Definition

The action of mixing or compounding something.

Etymology

From Middle English confescioun, borrowed from Old French confeccion (French confection), borrowed from Latin cōnfectiōnem, from cōnfectus, past participle of cōnficiō (“prepare”), from con- (“with”) + faciō (“to make, do”). By surface analysis, confect +‎ -ion. Originally "the making by means of ingredients"; sense of "candy or light pastry" predominant since 1500s.

Synonyms

confect

In a sentence

The keynote was a clever confection of anecdotes and data.