makeup

makeup

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of makeup in English

English Online Dictionary. What means makeup‎? What does makeup mean?

English

Alternative forms

  • make-up, make up

Etymology

Deverbal from make up.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeɪkʌp/
  • Rhymes: -eɪkʌp

Noun

makeup (usually uncountable, plural makeups)

  1. (countable, uncountable) An item's composition.
    To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.
    She is wearing a lot of makeup.
  3. (manufacturing) Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.
  4. (education) A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.
  5. (finance) In a NIMCRUT, an amount distributed from the trust's income in subsequent years to make up for a present shortfall.

Usage notes

The alternative spelling make-up is favored by the Oxford Dictionary and thus is often considered to be British, while makeup, being preferred by Merriam Webster's dictionary, is the generally accepted American spelling and the most common form currently in Google Ngrams. See Talk:makeup.

Synonyms

  • (composition): configuration, constitution, form; see also Thesaurus:composition
  • (cosmetics): beauty products, cosmetics, product, slap, war paint

Hyponyms

  • (cosmetics): See also Thesaurus:toiletry

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

makeup (third-person singular simple present makeups, present participle makeuping or makeupping, simple past and past participle makeuped or makeupped)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To put makeup on (someone or something).

Translations

References

Anagrams

  • upmake

Swedish

Noun

makeup c

  1. makeup (cosmetics)
    Synonym: smink n
    Synonym: kosmetika c

Declension

See also

  • sminka (to put on makeup, to put makeup on)

References

  • makeup in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • makeup in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

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