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

As the confetti settled inside Pretoria’s SunBet Arena, the venue buzzed with the unmistakable energy of a league that’s beginning to embed itself into the global basketball consciousness. —Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025

So much confetti that somebody, somewhere, at some point, will have to plow. —Literary Hub, 10 June 2025

Baker said there was no confetti, no balloons and the audience was much smaller back in her day. —Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 May 2025

The edible confetti contains turmeric extract, which gives it its fun glow and a sour then sweet strawberry-watermelon flavor that electrifies your taste buds. —Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025

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

1815, 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