confetti

noun

con·​fet·​ti kən-ˈfe-tē 

: small bits or streamers of brightly colored paper made for throwing (as at weddings)

Examples of confetti in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Blue and orange confetti swirled through the air during the parade. —Anthony Izaguirre, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026

Chairs and confetti following the City Hall ceremony. —Amina Kilpatrick, NBC news, 19 June 2026

Then Manhattan workers threw bits of paper—ticker tape—like wedding confetti from office building windows as the parade passed below them. —Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 June 2026

Knicks fans get engaged during champions parade As the players passed by on floats and confetti drifted through the air along the route up Broadway2, some Knicks fans took advantage of the magical moment. —Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 18 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Italian, plural of confetto sweetmeat, from Medieval Latin confectum, from Latin, neuter of confectus, past participle of conficere to prepare — more at comfit

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing confetti

• Irish confetti

Rhymes for confetti

• libretti
• spaghetti
• betty
• chetty
• jetty
• petit
• sweaty
• yeti
• spermaceti

Kids Definition

confetti

noun

con·​fet·​ti kən-ˈfet-ē 

: small bits of brightly colored paper made for throwing (as at weddings)

Etymology

from Italian confetti, plural of confetto "a little candy or bonbon"; so named because the paper bits were originally imitations of the candies thrown at festivals