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Definition: Cosmetic |
CosmeticAdjective1. Serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose; "cosmetic fenders on cars"; "the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative". 2. Serving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body; "cosmetic surgery"; "enhansive makeup". Noun1. A toiletry designed to beautify the body. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "cosmetic" was first used: 1605. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
19th Century Satire | A new face-maker. From Grk. kosmos, order, and Eng. medic, or doctor,--ordered by the doctor. (See Complexion.). Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
Botanical | A substance used to decorate the body. Bixa, Calocarpum, Clematis, Genipa, Hibiscus, Persea. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: CosmeticSynonyms: decorative (adj), enhancive (adj), ornamental (adj), cosmetics (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Remedy | Salve, ointment, cerate, oil, lenitive, lotion, cosmetic; plaster; epithem, embrocation, liniment, cataplasm, sinapism, arquebusade, traumatic, vulnerary, pepastic, poultice, collyrium, depilatory; emplastrum; eyewater, vesicant, vesicatory. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | The Securing Of The 1938 Food, Drug And Cosmetic Act. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | In mild cases, the disorder usually causes no disability other than the cosmetic effects. (references) | |
Because a pterygium is visible, many people want to have it removed for cosmetic reasons. (references) | ||
Patients for whom breast conservation treatment would produce an unacceptable cosmetic result. (references) | ||
Business | This refers to a very large number of consumer and other goods, including cosmetic products. (references) | |
Cosmetic and perfume store chain L’Etoile is the largest and the fastest growing chain having 32 outlets. (references) | ||
In addition, cosmetic dentistry, which transforms the appearance of discolored, defective or poorly shaped teeth, is becoming popular. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Tunisia | Opposition members and international observers view the changes to the Press Code as largely superficial--designed to give the appearance of liberalization while only making minor cosmetic changes. (references) |
Economic History | Morocco | Avon and Oriflame are active in door-to-door cosmetic sales. (references) |
Ecuador | Sales in Ecuador of cosmetic products are expanding steadily. (references) | |
Political Economy | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) is responsible for all trade standards except those pertaining to food, drugs and cosmetic items, which the Chemistry, Food and Drug Division of the Ministry of Health monitors. (references) |
Tunisia | In April the Chamber of Deputies approved what most observers considered to be largely cosmetic changes to the Press Code, transferring a number of offenses from the Press Code to the Penal Code, thereby making them subject to judicial review, as well as streamlining the censorship process. (references) | |
Trade | Hungary | Strict rules apply to labeling and marking of food, cosmetic and household products. (references) |
Travel | Qatar | Rumaillah Hospital handles geriatrics, rehabilitation and cosmetic surgery and provides basic treatment for psychological diseases. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | ARSENIC, n. A kind of cosmetic greatly affected by the ladies, whom it greatly affects in turn. "Eat arsenic? Yes, all you get," Consenting, he did speak up; "'Tis better you should eat it, pet, Than put it in my teacup." Joel Huck |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Cosmetic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 97.86% of the time. "Cosmetic" is used about 327 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 97.86% | 320 | 16,119 |
| Noun (singular) | 2.14% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Total | 100.00% | 327 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| USA | Cosmetic Center, Inc. (The) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "cosmetic": Cosmetic aromatherapy ♦ cosmetic decorative ornamental ♦ cosmetic defects ♦ cosmetic dentistry ♦ Cosmetic Executive Women ♦ cosmetic product ♦ cosmetic surgeon ♦ cosmetic surgery ♦ Cosmetic Techniques ♦ cosmetic treatment. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "cosmetic": cosmetic-bag, cosmetic-reasons-only, cosmetic-testing. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
cosmetic | 5,773 | cosmetic supply | 197 |
cosmetic surgery | 2,691 | smashbox cosmetic | 195 |
mac cosmetic | 2,426 | cosmetic surgery orange | 192 |
mary kay cosmetic | 1,537 | avon cosmetic | 172 |
discount cosmetic | 1,090 | cosmetic wholesale | 171 |
cosmetic dentistry | 902 | stila cosmetic | 167 |
free cosmetic | 769 | prescriptives cosmetic | 162 |
cosmetic online | 537 | merle norman cosmetic | 147 |
cosmetic bag | 423 | cosmetic surgery financing | 145 |
benefit cosmetic | 317 | iman cosmetic | 142 |
cosmetic surgeon | 263 | philosophy cosmetic | 139 |
cosmetic surgery california | 255 | cosmetic case | 138 |
cosmetic company | 253 | laser cosmetic surgery | 137 |
los angeles cosmetic surgery | 248 | lancome cosmetic | 119 |
cosmetic dentist | 234 | jane cosmetic | 118 |
cosmetic packaging | 231 | cosmetic estee lauder | 118 |
natural cosmetic | 219 | cosmetic plastic surgery | 117 |
bobbi brown cosmetic | 208 | free cosmetic sample | 116 |
permanent cosmetic | 202 | chanel cosmetic | 106 |
southern california cosmetic surgery | 201 | florida center for cosmetic surgery | 105 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "cosmetic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | poeier (cosmetic powder, powder). (various references) | |
Albanian | kozmetik, artikuj kozmetik (cosmetics). (various references) | |
Arabic | مستحضر التجميل, تجميلي. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | козметично средство, козметичен. (various references) | |
Chinese | 化妆"" (cosmetics). (various references) | |
Czech | kosmetický přípravek, kosmetický. (various references) | |
Danish | kosmetisk, kosmetik (cosmetics). (various references) | |
Dutch | cosmetisch, cosmeticum. (various references) | |
Esperanto | tualetujo (cosmetic case, vanity case), pudro (cosmetic powder, powder). (various references) | |
Faeroese | putur (cosmetic powder, powder). (various references) | |
Farsi | فن ارایش وتزءین , وسیله ارایش . (various references) | |
Finnish | kosmeettinen (beauty specialist, cosmetician), kauneudenhoitoon liittyvä, kauneudenhoito-. (various references) | |
French | cosmétique. (various references) | |
German | kosmetisch, kosmetikum. (various references) | |
Greek | καλλυντικό (cosmetic product), κοσμητικό. (various references) | |
Hebrew | קוסמטי. (various references) | |
Hungarian | kozmetikai szer, kozmetikai. (various references) | |
Indonesian | alat kecantikan. (various references) | |
Italian | cosmetico. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | チタン白 (baggage check, book one's luggage, check one's baggage, chip, gratuity, tip, titanium white), コスト効率 (bowling in a bowling alley that is lit up like a disco with lots of flashing lights, cockatrice, Cocker spaniel, cockney, cockpit, cockroach, cook, coq d'or, cosmetic lens, cosmetics, cosmetology, cosmic, cosmology, cosmonaut, cosmopolis, cosmopolitan, cosmopolitanism, cosmos, cost effectiveness, costume play, cottage, cotton, cox, faucet, glass, Kodak, rough play, spigot, tap). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | チック , コスメチック . (various references) | |
Korean | "장' (cosmetics). (various references) | |
Manx | jesheenagh (decorative, dressy, ornamental, ornate, set off, showy), jesheenag, cosmaidagh, cosmaid. (various references) | |
Norwegian | pudder (cosmetic powder, powder). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | osmeticcay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | cosmético (cream, fard), cosmético. (various references) | |
Romanian | cosmetic. (various references) | |
Russian | косметический, косметика косметический (cosmetology, make-up), косметика (cosmetics, cosmetology, make up). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | kozmetičko srdestvo, kozmetički. (various references) | |
Spanish | cosmético. (various references) | |
Swahili | poda (cosmetic powder, powder). (various references) | |
Swedish | skönhetsmedel (cosmetics), kosmetik. (various references) | |
Thai | ใช้เพื่อความสวยงาม, เครื่องสำอาง (makeup, make-up). (various references) | |
Turkish | yüzeysel (shallow, skin deep, superficial, surface, tangential), plastik (plastic), makyaj malzemesi (cosmetics, make up, paint, war paint), kozmetik, güzellik (beauty, charms, comeliness, fairness, feminene charms, fineness, handsomeness, niceness, prettiness, pulchritude), estetik (aesthetic, aesthetical, aesthetics), bakım ürünü. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | косметичний засіб, косметичний (facial). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sáp. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | kosmetikos. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "cosmetic": cosmetically, cosmetician, cosmeticians, cosmeticize, cosmeticized, cosmeticizes, cosmeticizing, cosmetics. (additional references) | |
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"Cosmetic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Cosmati, cosmatic, cosmatos, cosmeticize, cosmetik. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "cosmetic" (pronounced kÄzme"tik) |
| 5 | -m e" t i k | arithmetic, emetic. |
| 4 | -e" t i k | acetic, aesthetic, alphabetic, anesthetic, apathetic, apologetic, ascetic, athletic, diabetic, diamagnetic, dietetic, diuretic, electromagnetic, empathetic, energetic, epigenetic, ferromagnetic, frenetic, genetic, geomagnetic, homiletic, hyperkinetic, kinesthetic, kinetic, magnetic, paramagnetic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, pathetic, peripatetic, phonetic, poetic, prophetic, prosthetic, sympathetic, synthetic, unapologetic, unsympathetic. |
| 3 | -t i k | acoustic, acrobatic, aerobatic, agnostic, altruistic, amniotic, anachronistic, analytic, antagonistic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apocalyptic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, aristocratic, aromatic, arthritic, artistic, asthmatic, astronautic, asymptomatic, atavistic, atheistic, attic, authentic, autistic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, ballistic, bombastic, bureaucratic, capitalistic, catalytic, cathartic, caustic, chaotic, characteristic, charismatic, chauvinistic, chiropractic, cinematic, climactic, climatic, coloristic, critic, cryptic, cultic, cystic, democratic, dendritic, despotic, deterministic, diagnostic, diagrammatic, dialectic, didactic, diplomatic, dogmatic, domestic, dramatic, drastic, drumstick, dualistic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, eclectic, ecliptic, ecstatic, elastic, electrolytic, electrostatic, emblematic, emphatic, enigmatic, enthusiastic, enzymatic, epileptic, erotic, erratic, euphemistic, evangelistic, exotic, expressionistic, extragalactic, fanatic, fantastic, fatalistic, feudalistic, fiberoptic, frantic, futuristic, galactic, gigantic, granitic, gymnastic, halophytic, hectic, hedonistic, hemolytic, hepatic, heretic, hermaphroditic, holistic, homeostatic, humanistic, hypnotic, iconoclastic, idealistic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, idiotic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, interscholastic, jingoistic, journalistic, lactic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, lymphatic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mathematic, mechanistic, melodramatic, militaristic, monastic, monochromatic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, narcotic, nationalistic, naturalistic, neritic, neurotic, novelistic, numismatic, oligopolistic, onomastic, operatic, opportunistic, optic, optimistic, orthodontic, pancreatic, pantheistic, paralytic, parasitic, paternalistic, patriotic, patristic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, pessimistic, phosphatic, plastic, pluralistic, pneumatic, polytheistic, porphyritic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, primitivistic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, propagandistic, prophylactic, prostatic, psychoanalytic, psychosomatic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, puristic, quixotic, realistic, relativistic, rheumatic, ritualistic, robotic, romantic, rustic, sadistic, sarcastic, schematic, scholastic, semantic, semiautomatic, semiotic, sensationalistic, septic, simplistic, skeptic, socialistic, static, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, sycophantic, symbiotic, symptomatic, synergistic, systematic, tactic, technocratic, terroristic, thematic, theocratic, therapeutic, thermoplastic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, traumatic, triptych, unauthentic, uncharacteristic, undemocratic, undiplomatic, unenthusiastic, unpatriotic, unrealistic, voyeuristic. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-e-i-m-o-s-t" | |
-1 letter: cometic, smectic. | |
-2 letters: cestoi, comets, comics, comtes, cosmic, sitcom, somite. | |
-3 letters: cesti, cisco, cites, comes, comet, comic, comte, cosec, coset, cosie, cotes, emits, escot, items, mesic, metis, mites, moist, moste, motes, omits, osmic, secco, smite, smote, stime, stoic, times, tomes. | |
-4 letters: cist, cite, come, cost, cote, cots, emic, emit, etic, ices, item, mice, mise. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-c-e-i-m-o-s-t" | |
+1 letter: cosmetics. | |
+2 letters: cacomistle, concretism, microcytes, misconnect. | |
+3 letters: actinomyces, cacomistles, cliometrics, complicates, concretisms, contumacies, cosmetician, cosmeticize, ectoplasmic, encomiastic, misconnects, sociometric, timocracies, viscometric. | |
+4 letters: chemiosmotic, cleistogamic, collectivism, comicalities, communicates, competencies, complicities, cosmetically, cosmeticians, cosmeticized, cosmeticizes, cosmochemist, econometrics, galactosemic, mesothoracic, microinjects, misconducted, misconnected, postischemic, psychometric. | |
+5 letters: actinomycetes, actinomycoses, collectivisms, commercialist, communicatees, conceptualism, concomitances, consumeristic, cosmeticizing, cosmochemists, counterclaims, cytochemistry, disaccustomed, histochemical, homoscedastic, incompetences, meritocracies, microcassette, microclimates, microcultures, microswitches, microtechnics, misconception, misconnecting, misconnection, psychometrics, psychrometric, semiconductor, spectinomycin, spectrometric, viscosimetric. | |
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