cosmetic
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adjective \käz-ˈme-tik\Definition of COSMETIC
1
: of, relating to, or making for beauty especially of the complexion : beautifying <cosmetic salves>
2
: done or made for the sake of appearance: as a : correcting defects especially of the face <cosmetic surgery> b : decorative, ornamental c : not substantive : superficial <cosmetic changes>
3
: visually appealing
— cos·met·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
See Examples of COSMETIC
- Almond oil is sometimes used in cosmetic products.
- medical procedures that are done for cosmetic purposes
- The changes were purely cosmetic.
Origin of COSMETIC
Greek kosmētikos skilled in adornment, from kosmein to arrange, adorn, from kosmos order
First Known Use: 1638
Related to COSMETIC
- Synonyms
- adorning, beautifying, decorative, embellishing, ornamental
- Antonyms
- functional, utilitarian
Rhymes with COSMETIC
aesthetic, ascetic, athletic, balletic, bathetic, cometic, eidetic, emetic, frenetic, gametic, genetic, hermetic, limnetic, magnetic, mimetic, noetic, Ossetic, paretic, pathetic, phenetic, phonetic, phyletic, poetic, prophetic, prosthetic, pyretic, splenetic, syncretic, syndetic, synthetic, tonetic, Venetic
2cosmetic
nounDefinition of COSMETIC
: something that is cosmetic: as a : a cosmetic preparation for external use b plural : superficial features <a poem without rhetorical cosmetics — Guy Davenport>
Examples of COSMETIC
- Use a cosmetic to hide the scar.
First Known Use of COSMETIC
1650
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