"make-up" meaning in English

See make-up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Deverbal from make up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|make up}} Deverbal from make up Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} make-up (not comparable)
  1. Made-up, false, imaginary, fabricated. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: make-up friend, make-up kiss, make-up sex Translations (fabricated): 捏造 (niēzào) (Chinese Mandarin), 和解 (héjiě) (Chinese Mandarin), vale- (Finnish), фальши́вый (falʹšívyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-make-up-en-adj-dKW3thm7 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English deverbals: 43 20 37 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 10 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 18 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 25 11 21 18 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 43 18 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 47 17 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 49 19 32 Disambiguation of 'fabricated': 100 0
  2. (informal) Of or relating to a reconciliation. Tags: informal, not-comparable Translations (re reconciliation): 和解 (héjiě) (Chinese Mandarin), sovinto- (Finnish), примири́тельный (primirítelʹnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-make-up-en-adj-KB1zmBZY Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English deverbals: 43 20 37 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 10 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 25 11 21 18 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 43 18 39 Disambiguation of 're reconciliation': 3 97

Noun

Forms: make-ups [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from make up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|make up}} Deverbal from make up Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} make-up (usually uncountable, plural make-ups)
  1. Alternative spelling of makeup. See usage notes there. Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Alternative form of: makeup (extra: See usage notes there) Derived forms: make-up artist, make-up remover
    Sense id: en-make-up-en-noun-GmHUBjhi Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English deverbals: 43 20 37 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 10 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 25 11 21 18 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 43 18 39

Inflected forms

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