"cosmetics" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɒzˈmɛt.ɪks/ [UK], /kɑzˈmɛt.ɪks/ [Canada, US], [kɑzˈmɛɾ.ɪks] [Canada, US], /kɔzˈmet.ɪks/ [General-Australian], [kɔzˈmeɾ.ɪks] [General-Australian]
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”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|cosmétique}} French cosmétique, {{der|en|grc|κοσμητική||the art of dress and ornament}} Ancient Greek κοσμητική (kosmētikḗ, “the art of dress and ornament”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} cosmetics pl (plural only)
  1. Preparations applied externally to change or enhance the beauty of skin, hair, nails, lips, and eyes. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Cosmetics
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  2. The way something looks; superficial appearance. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Cosmetics
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Noun

IPA: /kɒzˈmɛt.ɪks/ [UK], /kɑzˈmɛt.ɪks/ [Canada, US], [kɑzˈmɛɾ.ɪks] [Canada, US], /kɔzˈmet.ɪks/ [General-Australian], [kɔzˈmeɾ.ɪks] [General-Australian]
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”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|cosmétique}} French cosmétique, {{der|en|grc|κοσμητική||the art of dress and ornament}} Ancient Greek κοσμητική (kosmētikḗ, “the art of dress and ornament”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cosmetics (uncountable)
  1. The study of such products. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Cosmetics Derived forms: cosmetology, neurocosmetics, nutricosmetics Related terms: cosmetic Translations (preparations to change or enhance the beauty): مُسْتَحْضَرَات اَلتَّجْمِيل (mustaḥḍarāt at-tajmīl) [feminine, plural] (Arabic), կոսմետիկա (kosmetika) (Armenian), касме́тыка (kasmjétyka) [feminine] (Belarusian), касмэ́тыка (kasmétyka) [feminine] (Belarusian), козметика (kozmetika) [feminine] (Bulgarian), cosmètica [feminine] (Catalan), 化妝品 (Chinese Cantonese), 化妆品 (faa³ zong¹ ban²) (Chinese Cantonese), 化妝品 (Chinese Mandarin), 化妆品 (huàzhuāngpǐn) (Chinese Mandarin), kosmetika [feminine] (Czech), šminky [plural] (Czech), ehostus (Finnish), kosmetiikka (Finnish), cosmétique [masculine] (French), კოსმეტიკა (ḳosmeṭiḳa) (Georgian), Kosmetika [feminine, plural] (German), καλλυντικά (kallyntiká) [neuter, plural] (Greek), kozmetikum (Hungarian), szépítőszer (Hungarian), 化粧品 (keshōhin) (alt: けしょうひん) (Japanese), опа-далап (opa-dalap) (Kazakh), косметика (kosmetika) (Kazakh), 화장품 (hwajangpum) (alt: 化粧品) (Korean), kosmetikk [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kosmetikk [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), kosmetyka [feminine] (Polish), kosmetyki [feminine, plural] (Polish), cosméticos [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), косме́тика (kosmétika) [feminine] (Russian), cosmético [masculine] (Spanish), cosméticos [masculine] (Spanish), kosmetika [common-gender] (Swedish), kozmetik (Turkish), косме́тика (kosmétyka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), mĩ phẩm (Vietnamese) Translations (study of such products): cosmètica [feminine] (Catalan), kosmetiikka (Finnish), cosmétique [feminine] (French), Kosmetik [feminine] (German), kozmetika (Hungarian), kosmetyka [feminine] (Polish), cosmética [feminine] (Portuguese), косме́тика (kosmétika) [feminine] (Russian), cosmética [feminine] (Spanish)
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "preparations to change or enhance the beauty",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cosméticos"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "preparations to change or enhance the beauty",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kosmetika"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "preparations to change or enhance the beauty",
      "word": "kozmetik"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kosmétyka",
      "sense": "preparations to change or enhance the beauty",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "косме́тика"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "preparations to change or enhance the beauty",
      "word": "mĩ phẩm"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "study of such products",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cosmètica"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "study of such products",
      "word": "kosmetiikka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "study of such products",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cosmétique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "study of such products",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kosmetik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "study of such products",
      "word": "kozmetika"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "study of such products",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kosmetyka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "study of such products",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cosmética"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kosmétika",
      "sense": "study of such products",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "косме́тика"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "study of such products",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cosmética"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "cosmetics"
  ],
  "word": "cosmetics"
}

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