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Showing words for COSMETIC using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Cosmetic

cosmetic

7 Letter Words for Cosmetic

cometic, comices, comites, osmetic, smectic

6 Letter Words for Cosmetic

cestoi, comets, comice, comics, comite, comtes, coscet, cosmic, cotice, cotise, metics, moiest, mostic, oecist, osmite, scotic, sitcom, somite

5 Letter Words for Cosmetic

cesti, cetic, cisco, cites, coits, comes, comet, comic, comte, cosec, coset, cosie, coste, cotes, csect, ctimo, emits, escot, estoc, items, mesic, mesto, metic, metis, micos, misce, mites, moise, moist, moits, moste, motes, octic, omits, osmic, scote, secco, semic, smite, smote, somet, sotie, stime, stoic, tices, times, toise, tomes

4 Letter Words for Cosmetic

cest, ceti, cisc, cist, cite, cito, cits, coct, coes, coit, come, coms, cose, cost, cote, cots, eccm, ecco, ecto, emic, emit, emos, etic, ices, iocs, item, itmo, meio, meso, mest, mets, mice, mico, mics, misc, miso, mist, mite, mocs, moes, moet, moit, mose, most, mote, mots, msec, oeci, oime, omit, otic, otis, scet, scot, seco, sect, seit, semi, sicc, sice, sime, site, soce, some, stem, stie, stim, tems, tice, tics, ties, time, tocs, toes, tome, toms, tose

3 Letter Words for Cosmetic

ccm, ceo, cie, cis, cit, com, cos, cot, csc, csi, cst, cte, cto, cts, ecc, ecm, eco, ect, emo, ems, eom, eos, esc, esm, est, etc, ice, imo, ios, ise, ism, iso, ist, its, mei, mes, met, mic, mis, mit, moc, moe, moi, mos, mot, mst, mts, oct, oes, oie, ois, oms, ose, osi, otc, sci, sct, sec, sei, sem, set, sic, sie, sim, sit, soc, som, sot, stm, tec, tem, tes, tic, tie, tim, tis, toc, toe, toi, tom, tos, tsi

Definitions for Cosmetic

[1] a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
[2] cosmetics, superficial measures to make something appear better, more attractive, or more impressive: The budget committee opted for cosmetics instead of a serious urban renewal plan.
[3] serving to beautify; imparting or improving beauty, especially of the face.
[4] used or done superficially to make something look better, more attractive, or more impressive: Alterations in the concert hall were only cosmetic and did nothing to improve the acoustics.
[5] any preparation applied to the body, esp the face, with the intention of beautifying it
[6] serving or designed to beautify the body, esp the face
[7] having no other function than to beautify cosmetic illustrations in a book
[8] derogatory designed to cover up a greater flaw or deficiency; superficial their resignation is a cosmetic exercise

Words related to Cosmetic

superficial, corrective, nonessential, makeup, surface, restorative, improving, painted, remedial

Words nearby Cosmetic

cosimo, cosimo i, cosine, cosla, cosm-, cosmetic, cosmetic surgery, cosmetician, cosmeticize, cosmetize, cosmetologist

Origin of Cosmetic

1595–1605; < Greek kosmētikós relating to adornment, equivalent to kosmēt(ós ) adorned, arranged (verbid of kosmeîn, derivative of kósmos order, arrangement) + -ikos -ic

Other words from Cosmetic

cos·met·i·cal·ly , adverb
an·ti·cos·met·ics , adjective

Word origin for Cosmetic

C17: from Greek kosmētikos, from kosmein to arrange, from kosmos order

Synonyms for Cosmetic

corrective, superficial, makeup, nonessential, restorative, surface, gooky, improving, painted, remedial, touching-up