/kɔs.me.tik/
cosmetics, make-up
Synonyms: maquillage
From 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”).
the science of cosmetics
From 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”).
cosmetic
From 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”).