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cosmetics

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/kɒzˈmɛt.ɪks/ (UK)
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/kɒzˈmɛt.ɪks/ (UK) · /kɑzˈmɛt.ɪks/ (US) · [kɑzˈmɛɾ.ɪks] (US) · /kɔzˈmet.ɪks/ · [kɔzˈmeɾ.ɪks]

Definition of cosmetics

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (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”
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noun

  1. (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”
  2. (plural, plural-only)The way something looks; superficial appearance.
    “Near-synonym: cosmesis”
    “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.”
  3. (uncountable)The study of such products.

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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”).

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