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Meaning of Cosmetics | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
kɒzˈmɛt.ɪks

Definitions

  1. Preparations applied externally to change or enhance the beauty of skin, hair, nails, lips, and eyes.
    plural, plural-only
  2. The study of such products.
  3. The way something looks; superficial appearance.
    plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Català cosmètica
Čeština kosmetika
Français cosmétique
עברית איפור
Հայերեն կոսմետիկա
Bahasa Indonesia dandanan kosmetik
Italiano cosmesi cosmetica
ქართული კოსმეტიკა
한국어 화장품
Македонски козметика
Bahasa Melayu kosmetik
မြန်မာဘာသာ အလှကုန်
Nederlands cosmetica
Polski kosmetyka
پښتو سينګار
Português cosmética cosméticos
Română cosmetică
Русский косметика
Svenska kosmetika
Türkçe kozmetik
Українська косметика

Examples

“Near-synonyms: makeup, make-up; beauty products”
“Near-synonym: cosmesis”
“In the great fishbowl that we're doing everything in it's kind of unfortunate, but the cosmetics of the thing are more important than what's accomplished — in a great many ways.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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