cosmétique

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔs.me.tik/

Noun

cosmétique m (plural cosmétiques)

1. cosmetics, make-up

Noun

cosmétique f (uncountable)

1. the science of cosmetics

Adjective

cosmétique (plural cosmétiques)

1. cosmetic

Further reading

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