cosmétique

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”).

• IPA^(key): /kɔs.me.tik/

cosmétique m (plural cosmétiques)

1. cosmetics, make-up

• maquillage

cosmétique f (uncountable)

1. the science of cosmetics

cosmétique (plural cosmétiques)

1. cosmetic

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