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cosmetic
What does cosmetic mean?
cosmetic (adjective): serving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use cosmetic in a sentence?
- Cosmetic surgery. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce cosmetic?
/kɑzˈmɛtɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does cosmetic come from?
From French cosmétique, from Ancient Greek κοσμητική (kosmētikḗ, “the art of dress and ornament”), κοσμητικός (kosmētikós).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “cosmetic” mean?
serving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body
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engaged with or preoccupied by an activity or person
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consisting of a large number of individuals or parts
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having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
Not quite: that's what sweet means.
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