cosmetic meaning

• Adjective: cosmetic  kóz'metik
  1. Serving an aesthetic rather than a useful purpose
     "cosmetic fenders on cars"
     - decorative, ornamental 
  2. Serving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body
     "cosmetic surgery"
     - enhancive
  Noun: cosmetic  kóz'metik
  1. A toiletry designed to beautify the body

  Derived forms: cosmetics

  See also: aesthetic, aesthetical, cosmetically, esthetic [US], esthetical [US], nonfunctional

  Type of: toilet articles, toiletry

  Encyclopedia: Cosmetic Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association

• 
  [Business]
  AmE / noun, adjective

  ■ noun [C, usually pl.]

  a substance that you put on your face or body to make it more attractive:

  She found a job selling cosmetics.

  the cosmetics industry

  cosmetic products

  Body Shop, the UK cosmetics retailer

  ■ adjective

  1 [usually before noun]

  connected with a substance, medical treatment, etc. that is intended to improve a person's appearance:

  cosmetic surgery

  cosmetic treatment for wrinkles

  2

  improving only the outside appearance of sth and not its basic character:

  These reforms appear mainly cosmetic.

  cosmetic changes

• 
  [Medicine]
  Substances intended to be applied to the human body for cleansing,beautifying,promoting attractiveness,or altering the appearance without affecting the body's structure or functions. Included in this definition are skin creams,lotions,perfumes,lipsticks,fingernail polishes,eye and facial makeup preparations,permanent waves,hair colors,toothpastes,and deodorants,as well as any material intended for use as a component of a cosmetic product. (U.S. Food & Drug Administration Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition Office of Cosmetics Fact Sheet (web page) Feb 1995) n : a cosmetic preparation for external use
  adj
  1 : of, relating to, or making for beauty esp. of the complexion ‹cosmetic salves›
  2 : correcting defects esp. of the face ‹cosmetic surgery› — cos·met·i·cal·ly adv
  

• cosmetics do not cover up the deficiencies of nature.
• Richard was a marketing manager of the cosmetics division of the drug company.
• This last bit of business is for purely cosmetic purposes, as you will see in a moment.
• The curious bottle which now adorns the bookcase in his study was his first and last purchase of rare cosmetics.
• She always tidied up her own bedding, to stop the others from prying and perhaps spoiling the small box of cosmetics hidden there.
• The drugstore mainly carries medicine and cosmetics
• The drugstore mainly carries medicine and cosmetics
• Question1 : do you know anything about cosmetic
• A novel microbial challenge test for cosmetics
• This cosmetics firm has 34 outlets in britain

• "cosmetic" meaning in Chinese: n. 〔常 pl.〕化妆品；美发油，发蜡；美容术。 adj. 1.化妆用的；美发用的。2.装点门面的；表面的。 短...
• "cosmetic" meaning in Japanese: cosmetic n. 化粧品. 【動詞＋】 ◆apply cosmetics to one's face 顔に化粧...
• "cosmetic" meaning in Russian: 1) косметическое средство2) обыкн. _pl. косметика Ex: cosm...
• "cosmetic" meaning in French: adj. cosmétique n. cosmétique