cosmetics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kɒzˈmɛt.ɪks/ (UK)
- /kɔzˈmet.ɪks/ (Australia)
- [kɔzˈmeɾ.ɪks] (Australia)
- [kɑzˈmɛɾ.ɪks] (Canada, US)
- /kɑzˈmɛt.ɪks/ (Canada, US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From French cosmétique, from Ancient Greek κοσμητική (kosmētikḗ, “the art of dress and ornament”), from κοσμητικός (kosmētikós), an adjective of κοσμέω (kosméō, “to order, to arrange, to rule, to adorn, to equip, to dress, to embellish”).
Meanings
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(plural, plural-only) Preparations applied externally to change or enhance the beauty of skin, hair, nails, lips, and eyes.
Near-synonyms: makeup, make-up; beauty products
- (uncountable) The study of such products.
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(plural, plural-only) The way something looks; superficial appearance.
In the great fishbowl that we're doing everything in it's kind of unfortunate, but the cosmetics of the thing are more important than what's accomplished — in a great many ways.
2004, Lewis Sorley, Vietnam Chronicles: The Abrams Tapes, 1968-1972, page 194:Near-synonym: cosmesis
Coordinates
esthetics · esthesis · aesthetics · optics · aesthesis
Deriveds
cosmetology · neurocosmetics · nutricosmetics
Relateds
cosmetic · cosmetician · cosmetologist · cosmesis
Synonyms
makeup · beauty product · cosmesis · make-up
Translations (92)
id kosmetik (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · ja 化粧品 (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · vi mĩ phẩm (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · hu kozmetika (study of such products) · tl kosmetiko (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · es cosmético (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · vi mỹ phẩm (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · fr cosmétique (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · fi ehostus (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · hi सौंदर्य प्रसाधन (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · lo ເຄື່ອງສຳອາງ (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · lv kosmētika (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · km គ្រឿងសំអាង (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · tg косметика (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · kk косметика (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · hi सौन्दर्य प्रसाधन (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · it cosmetica (study of such products) · pt cosméticos (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · la offūciae (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · mk козметика (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · pl kosmetyka (study of such products) · es cosmética (study of such products) · et kosmeetika (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · ky косметика (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · sh козмѐтика (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · fr cosmétique (study of such products) · sl kozmetika (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · mn гоо сайхны хэрэгсэл (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · my အလှကုန်များ (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · my အလှကုန် (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · ug گىرىم بۇيۇمى (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · nl cosmetica (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · cs šminky (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · tk kosmetika (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · hy կոսմետիկա (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · az kosmetika (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · sq kozmetikë (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · fa-ira لَوازِمِ آرایِشی (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · de Kosmetik (study of such products) · fi kosmetiikka (study of such products) · it cosmetica (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · lt kosmetika (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · ro cosmetică (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · bg козме́тика (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · uz kosmetika (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · ka კოსმეტიკა (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · el καλλυντικά (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · kmr kozmetîk (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · ps سينګار (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · be касме́тыка (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · uk косме́тика (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · nn kosmetikk (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · ms kosmetik (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · hu kozmetikum (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · sw kipodozi (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · da kosmetik (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · cmn 化妝品 /化妆品 (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · hu szépítőszer (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · th เครื่องสำอาง (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · mn гоо сайхны бүтээгдэхүүн (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · be касмэ́тыка (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · nan-hbl 化妝品 /化妆品 (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · ko 화장품 (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · fa-ira آرایِش (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · bn প্রসাধনী (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · sh kozmètika (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · nb kosmetikk (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · ur سِن٘گھار کے سامان (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · it cosmesi (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · kk опа-далап (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · fi kosmetiikka (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · ar مُسْتَحْضَرَاتُ التَّجْمِيل (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · yue 化妝品 /化妆品 (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · cs kosmetika (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · es cosméticos (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · pl kosmetyka (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · ca cosmètica (study of such products) · sv kosmetika (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · it cosmesi (study of such products) · is snyrtivörur (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · ca cosmètica (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · ga cosmaid (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · si විලවුන් (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · ru косме́тика (study of such products) · tr kozmetik (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · sk kozmetika (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · ga cosmaidí (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · fa-ira کُسْماتیک (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · de Kosmetika (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · pt cosmética (study of such products) · he קוֹסמֵטִיקָה (preparations to change or enhance the beauty) · ru косме́тика (preparations to change or enhance the beauty)