different between cosmos vs cosmetic

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ?????? (kósmos, “world, universe”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: k?z'm?s, IPA^(key): /?k?z.m?s/
• (US) enPR: k?z'm?s, IPA^(key): /?k?z.mo?s/

Noun

cosmos (countable and uncountable, plural cosmoses or cosmoi)

1. The universe.
2. An ordered, harmonious whole.

Related terms

• cosmetic
• cosmonaut

Translations

Etymology 2

From the genus name Cosmos.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?z.m?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?z.mo?s/, IPA^(key): /?k?z.m?s/

Wikispecies

Noun

cosmos (countable and uncountable, plural cosmos)

1. Any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously coloured flowers and pinnate leaves.

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?z.mo?z/

Noun

cosmos

1. plural of cosmo

Anagrams

• Moscos

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin cosmos, from Ancient Greek ?????? (kósmos).

Noun

cosmos m (plural cosmos)

1. cosmos, universe

Related terms

• còsmic

Further reading

• “cosmos” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “cosmos” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “cosmos” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “cosmos” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From Latin cosmos, from Ancient Greek ?????? (kósmos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?s.mos/

Noun

cosmos m (uncountable)

1. cosmos, universe

Related terms

• cosmique

Further reading

• “cosmos” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese

Noun

cosmos m (plural cosmos)

1. Alternative form of cosmo
2. cosmos (herb of the genus Cosmos)

Romanian

Etymology

From French cosmos

Noun

cosmos n (uncountable)

1. cosmos, universe
2. outer space

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cosmos, from Ancient Greek ?????? (kósmos, “world, universe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kosmos/, [?koz.mos]

Noun

cosmos m (plural cosmos)

1. universe

   Synonyms: mundo, universo

2. space (area beyond the atmosphere of planets)

   Synonym: espacio

3. cosmos (herbs of the genus Cosmos)

Related terms

• cósmico
• cosmonauta

Further reading

• “cosmos” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From French cosmétique, from Ancient Greek ????????? (kosm?tik?, “the art of dress and ornament”), ?????????? (kosm?tikós), from ???????? (kosm?t?s, “orderer, director, decorator”), from ?????? (kosmé?, “to order, to arrange, to rule, to adorn, to equip, to dress, to embellish”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k?z?m?t?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k?z?m?t?k/

Adjective

cosmetic (comparative more cosmetic, superlative most cosmetic)

1. Imparting or improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the complexion.
2. External or superficial; pertaining only to the surface or appearance of something.

Derived terms

• cosmetic surgery

Related terms

• cosmetics
• cosmos

Translations

Noun

cosmetic (plural cosmetics)

1. Any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin, e.g. lipstick, eyeshadow, eyeliner; makeup.
2. A feature existing only on the surface.

Synonyms

• (substances enhance external color or texture): beauty products, makeup, product, slap, war paint

Hyponyms

• (substances enhance external color or texture): See also Thesaurus:toiletry

Translations

See also

• makeup

Further reading

• cosmetic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• cosmetic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• cosmetic at OneLook Dictionary Search

Romanian

Etymology

From French cosmétique.

Adjective

cosmetic m or n (feminine singular cosmetic?, masculine plural cosmetici, feminine and neuter plural cosmetice)

1. cosmetic

Declension