cosmetology

English

Etymology

From French cosmétologie. By surface analysis, cosmetics +‎ -ology.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒz.məˈtɒləd͡ʒi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑz.məˈtɑləd͡ʒi/

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• Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi

Noun

cosmetology (uncountable)

1. The science of cosmetics.
2. The profession of a cosmetologist or beautician.
   • 2017 December 23, Candace Jackson, “Who Wants to Buy the Most Expensive House in America?”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     While still in high school, Mr. Niami took night classes to get his cosmetology license, then learned how to do special-effects prosthetics for horror films.

Derived terms

• cosmetological

Translations

science

• Finnish: kosmetologia (fi)
• Indonesian: tata kecantikan

profession

• Finnish: kauneudenhoito
• Russian: косметология (ru) f (kosmetológija)