cosmétique
French
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editcosmétique m (plural cosmétiques)
- cosmetics, make-up
- Synonym: maquillage
Descendants
editNoun
editcosmétique f (uncountable)
- the science of cosmetics
Adjective
editcosmétique (plural cosmétiques)
Further reading
edit- “cosmétique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.