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/kɒzˈmɛt.ɪks/ · noun
Preparations applied externally to change or enhance the beauty of skin, hair, nails, lips, and eyes..
Near-synonyms: makeup, make-up; beauty products
Near-synonym: cosmesis
In the great fishbowl that we're doing everything in it's kind of unfortunate, but the cosmetics of the thing are more important than what's accomplished — in a great many ways.
Use cosmetics when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cosmetics means Preparations applied externally to change or enhance the beauty of skin, hair, nails, lips, and eyes..
Common synonyms include makeup, make-up, beauty product, cosmesis.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonyms: makeup, make-up; beauty products
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