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cos⋅met⋅ic

  [koz-met-ik]
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–noun
1. a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
2. cosmetics, superficial measures to make something appear better, more attractive, or more impressive: The budget committee opted for cosmetics instead of a serious urban renewal plan.
–adjective
3. serving to beautify; imparting or improving beauty, esp. of the face.
4. used or done superficially to make something look better, more attractive, or more impressive: Alterations in the concert hall were only cosmetic and did nothing to improve the acoustics.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Gk kosmētikós relating to adornment, equiv. to kosmēt(ós) adorned, arranged (verbid of kosmeîn, deriv. of kósmos order, arrangement) + -ikos -ic

Related forms:
cos⋅met⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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cos·met·ic   (kŏz-mět'ĭk)   
n.  

  1. A preparation, such as powder or a skin cream, designed to beautify the body by direct application.

  2. Something superficial that is used to cover a deficiency or defect.

adj.  

  1. Serving to beautify the body, especially the face and hair.

  2. Serving to modify or improve the appearance of a physical feature, defect, or irregularity: cosmetic surgery.

    1. Decorative rather than functional: cosmetic fenders on cars.

    2. Lacking depth or significance; superficial: made a few cosmetic changes when she took over the company.


[French cosmétique, from Greek kosmētikos, skilled in arranging, from kosmētos, well-ordered, from kosmein, to arrange, from kosmos, order.]
cos·met'i·cal·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

cosmetic 
1605, from Gk. kosmetikos "skilled in adornment," from kosmein "to arrange, adorn," from kosmos "order" (see cosmos). Fig. sense of "superficial" is from 1955; cosmetology is from 1855.
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Main Entry: 2cosmetic
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or making for beauty especially of the complexion <cosmetic salves>
2 : correcting defects especially of the face <cosmetic surgery> —cos·met·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cosmetic cos·met·ic (kŏz-mět'ĭk)
n.
A preparation, such as powder or a skin cream, designed to beautify the body by direct application. adj.

  1. Serving to beautify the body, especially the face and hair.

  2. Serving to modify or improve the appearance of a physical feature, defect, or irregularity.

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