cosmétique

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κοσμητικός (kosmētikós), κοσμητής (kosmētḗs, “orderer, director, decorator”), from κοσμέω (kosméō, “to order, to arrange, to rule, to adorn, to equip, to dress, to embellish”), from κόσμος (kósmos, “world, universe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔs.me.tik/

Noun

cosmétique m (plural cosmétiques)

1. cosmetics, make-up

Synonyms

• maquillage

Noun

cosmétique f (uncountable)

1. the science of cosmetics

Adjective

cosmétique (plural cosmétiques)

1. cosmetic

Further reading

• “cosmétique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.