cosmetics
Meaning of cosmetics
- a preparation applied to the body, especially the face, to improve its appearance.
the range covers everything from the latest cosmetics to skin and hair care
early 17th century (as a noun denoting the art of beautifying the body): from French cosmétique, from Greek kosmētikos, from kosmein ‘arrange or adorn’, from kosmos ‘order or adornment’.
Information about cosmetics
- It is a name.
- The singular form of cosmetics is: cosmetic.
- Languages in which cosmetics is used:
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Hyphenation of cosmetics
cos-met-ics
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- cosmetics is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
cosmetics synonyms
Meaning a pigment or paint traditionally used in some societies, especially those of North American Indians, to decorate the face and body before battle:
Meaning a coloured substance which is spread over a surface and dries to leave a thin decorative or protective coating:
Meaning a blow with the palm of the hand or a flat object:
Meaning make-up; cosmetics:
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