Comfit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

candy containing a fruit or nut

make into a confection

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɔsbɹiːdz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɒpɪlˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɒpɪlˌeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɔsbɹiːdz/.

Examples

This medicine is home-confected

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

confect confection

Parts of Speech

noun	candy containing a fruit or nut
verb	make into a confection “This medicine is home-confected”

Word Forms

confection

noun

the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Konfekt

Süßigkeiten, die eine Frucht oder Nuss enthalten

🇫🇷French

bonbon

bonbon contenant un fruit ou une noix

🇪🇸Spanish

golosina

caramelo que contiene una fruta o nuez

🇮🇹Italian

confetto

caramelle contenenti un frutto o una noce

🇳🇱Dutch

comfort

snoep met daarin een vrucht of noot

🇵🇹Portuguese

confeito

doce contendo uma fruta ou noz

🇷🇺Russian

комфорт

конфеты, содержащие фрукты или орехи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कलाकंद

कैंडी जिसमें कोई फल या मेवा हो

🇧🇩Bengali

আরামদায়ক

একটি ফল বা বাদাম ধারণকারী ক্যান্ডি

🇮🇳Tamil

இணக்கம்

ஒரு பழம் அல்லது கொட்டை கொண்ட மிட்டாய்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమ్మతి

పండు లేదా గింజ కలిగిన మిఠాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

आरामदायी

फळ किंवा नट असलेली कँडी

🇮🇳Gujarati

આરામદાયક

ફળ અથવા અખરોટ ધરાવતી કેન્ડી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಂದಾಣಿಕೆ

ಹಣ್ಣು ಅಥವಾ ಕಾಯಿ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಕ್ಯಾಂಡಿ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਰਾਮਦਾਇਕ

ਇੱਕ ਫਲ ਜਾਂ ਗਿਰੀ ਵਾਲੀ ਕੈਂਡੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

آرام دہ

ایک پھل یا نٹ پر مشتمل کینڈی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

舒适

含有水果或坚果的糖果

🇯🇵Japanese

快適

果物やナッツが入ったキャンディー

🇰🇷Korean

사탕 과자

과일이나 견과류가 들어있는 사탕

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thoải mái

kẹo có chứa trái cây hoặc hạt

🇹🇭Thai

สบาย

ลูกอมที่มีผลไม้หรือถั่ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

cocok

permen yang mengandung buah atau kacang

🇲🇾Malay

selesa

gula-gula yang mengandungi buah atau kacang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فاكهة مسكرة مجففة

الحلوى التي تحتوي على الفاكهة أو الجوز

🇮🇷Persian

راحتی

آب نبات حاوی میوه یا آجیل

🇹🇷Turkish

rahatlık

meyve veya fındık içeren şeker

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוחות

ממתקים המכילים פרי או אגוז

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The primary meaning of 'comfit' is 'candy containing a fruit or nut'.

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