different between maquillage vs cosmetic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French maquillage.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mak??(j)???/

Noun

maquillage (usually uncountable, plural maquillages)

1. Makeup, cosmetics, or its application, especially in theatrical or excessive use. [from 19th c.]
   • 2011, Tim Blanning, "The reinvention of the night", Times Literary Supplement, 21 Sep 2011:

     The ladies of his court – and plenty of the men too – adapted their maquillage to take advantage of artificial lighting to draw attention to their rosy cheeks, white bosoms, jet black eyebrows and scarlet lips.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French maquillage.

Pronunciation

Noun

maquillage m (plural maquillages, diminutive maquillagetje n)

1. (Belgium) makeup.
   • 2014 March 13, Elisabeth Baeten, "SHOP. Top make-up store komt naar Leuven", Het Nieuwsblad.

     In een M.A.C.-shop kan je niet alleen de beste make-up producten kopen, maar je kan er ook terecht voor professioneel advies en maquillage.

French

Etymology

maquiller +? -age

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ki.ja?/

Noun

maquillage m (plural maquillages)

1. makeup

Descendants

• ? Arabic: ?????? (“makeup”)
• ? Dutch: maquillage
• ? English: maquillage
• ? Greek: ???????? n (makigiáz, “makeup”)
• ? Italian: maquillage
• ? Polish: makija? m (“makeup”)
• ? Portuguese: maquilhagem
• ? Russian: ?????? m (makijaž, “makeup”) (see there for further descendants)
• ? Spanish: maquillaje
• ? Turkish: makyaj (“makeup”)

Further reading

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

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French maquillage.

Noun

maquillage m (invariable)

1. maquillage

   Synonym: trucco

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