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Definition of Cosmetic

1. Adjective. Serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose. "The buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative"

2. Noun. A toiletry designed to beautify the body.

3. Adjective. Serving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body. "Enhansive makeup"

Definition of Cosmetic

1. a. Imparting or improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the complexion; as, a cosmetical preparation.

2. n. Any external application intended to beautify and improve the complexion.

Definition of Cosmetic

1. Adjective. External or superficial; pertaining only to the surface or appearance of something. ¹

2. Noun. Any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin, e.g. lipstick, eyeshadow, eyeliner; makeup. ¹

3. Noun. A feature existing only on the surface. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cosmetic

1. a beauty preparation [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cosmetic

1. A 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 colours, toothpastes, and deodorants, as well as any material intended for use as a component of a cosmetic product. Origin: Gr. Kosmetikos (04 Jul 1999)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cosmetic

cosinusoidal cosleep cosleeper cosleepers cosleeping cosleeps coslept cosmaceutical cosmaceuticals cosmea

cosmeas cosmeceutical cosmeceuticals cosmeses cosmesis cosmetic (current term) cosmetic dentistry cosmetic dermatitis cosmetic second cosmetic surgeon

cosmetic surgeons cosmetic surgeries cosmetic surgery cosmetic techniques cosmetical cosmetically cosmetician cosmeticians cosmeticize cosmeticized

Literary usage of Cosmetic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Subpart B—Requirements for Specific cosmetic Products 700.11 cosmetics containing bithionol. 700.13 Use of mercury compounds in cosmetics including use as ..."

2. Keeping It Clean: Removing Exterior Dirt, Paint, Stains and Graffiti from by Anne E. Grimmer (1992)
"Generally, the two are intertwined, but the most common motivation for cleaning masonry is the desire for cosmetic improvement. It is easy to understand ..."

3. A German-English dictionary of terms used in medicine and the allied sciences by Hugo Lang, Bertram Abrahams (1905)
"... f.pl. aesthetics, cosmetic considerations Schönlein "sehe Krankheit, /. peliosis rheumatica Schönheits - wasser, «. cosmetic liquid, skin-wash Schonung, ..."

4. Security System Reform And Governance: A DAC Reference Document by OECD Staff, Development Assistance Committee (2005)
"Separating "profound" from "cosmetic" reforms The key to assessing the success of SSR across the Baltics, SEE and CIS states lies in separating "profound" ..."

5. Transactions of the Annual Meeting by Ohio State Medical Society (1898)
"THE TECHNIC OF MINOR cosmetic SURGERY BY LA YOCUM, ... "The Technic of Minor cosmetic Surgery," I do not expect to present anything new. ..."

6. Personal Hygiene and Physical Training for Women by Anna Mary Galbraith (1911)
"The cosmetic Care and Treatment of the Hands: cosmetic of the Nails; the Care of the Feet; Painful Affections of the Feet. The Hair; Dandruff; Causes and ..."

7. The Physical and Metaphysical Works of Lord Bacon by Francis Bacon, Joseph Devey (1872)
"CHAPTER IL Division of the Knowledge of the Human Body into the Medicinal, cosmetic, Athletic, and the Voluptuary Arts. Division of Medicine into Three ..."

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