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発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /kɒzˈmɛtɪk/
• (米国発音, Canada) IPA: /kɑzˈmɛt.ɪk/, [kɑzˈmɛɾ.ɪk]
• (General Australian) IPA: /kɔzˈmet.ɪk/, [kɔzˈmeɾ.ɪk]

形容詞

cosmetic (comparative more cosmetic, superlative most cosmetic)

1. Imparting or improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the complexion.

   Coordinate term: aesthetic

   a cosmetic preparation

   • 1714, Alexander Pope, “The Rape of the Lock”, in The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot, […], published 1717, →OCLC, canto I, page 127:

     Firſt, rob'd in white, the nymph intent adores / With head uncover'd, the coſmetic pow'rs.

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

   Fortunately, the damage to the house was mostly cosmetic and a bit of paint covered it nicely.

派生語

関連する語

• cosmesis
• cosmetics
• cosmos

名詞

cosmetic (plural cosmetics)

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

   Synonyms: beauty product, makeup, make-up, product (elliptically synonymous), slap, war paint (figurative)

   Coordinate terms: see Thesaurus:toiletry

   • 2021 February 20, Nicholas Kristof, “What Are Sperm Telling Us?”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     These endocrine disruptors are everywhere: plastics, shampoos, cosmetics, cushions, pesticides, canned foods and A.T.M. receipts. They often aren’t on labels and can be difficult to avoid.

2. A feature existing only on the surface.
3. An intangible influence that improves the overall perception of some thing or situation.
   • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 217:

     All depends upon circumstances—anger as much as any thing else. Interest is your only true cosmetic for smoothing the brow.

Further reading

• “cosmetic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “cosmetic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “cosmetic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.