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Cos·met·ic

/käzˈmedik/

adjective
- 1. involving or relating to treatment intended to restore or improve a person's appearance: "cosmetic surgery" Similar beautifyingimprovingnonmedicalnonessentialinessentialnot requiredgratuitousoptional
- ▪ designed or serving to improve the appearance of the body, especially the face: "lens designs can improve the cosmetic effect of your glasses" Similar makeupbeautybeautifying
- ▪ affecting only the appearance of something rather than its substance: "the reform package was merely a cosmetic exercise" Similar superficialsurfaceskin-deepoutwardexteriorexternalOpposite fundamentalstructural
noun
- 1. a product applied to the body, especially the face, to improve its appearance: "the range covers everything from the latest cosmetics to skin and hair care"
Word Origin early 17th century (as a noun denoting the art of beautifying the body): from French cosmétique, from Greek kosmētikos, from kosmein ‘arrange or adorn’, from kosmos ‘order or adornment’.
Derivatives
- 1. cosmetically adverb
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