What does Makeup mean?
Definitions for Makeup
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Makeup.
Princeton's WordNet
makeup, make-up, war paintnoun
cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
makeup, make-upnoun
an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
"he missed the test and had to take a makeup"; "the two teams played a makeup one week later"
constitution, composition, physical composition, makeup, make-upnoun
the way in which someone or something is composed
Wiktionary
makeupnoun
An item's composition.
To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup.
makeupnoun
Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to improve its appearance.
She is wearing a lot of makeup.
Wikipedia
makeup
Cosmetics are constituted mixtures of chemical compounds derived from either natural sources, or synthetically created ones. Cosmetics have various purposes. Those designed for personal care and skin care can be used to cleanse or protect the body or skin. Cosmetics designed to enhance or alter one's appearance (makeup) can be used to conceal blemishes, enhance one's natural features (such as the eyebrows and eyelashes), add color to a person's face, or change the appearance of the face entirely to resemble a different person, creature or object. Cosmetics can also be designed to add fragrance to the body.
ChatGPT
makeup
Makeup refers to cosmetic products applied to the face to enhance or alter one's appearance. This can include various types of products such as lipstick, mascara, foundation, and eye shadow, among others. It's used in many contexts, from daily personal grooming to professional stage and film production. Apart from beauty enhancement, makeup can also be used for therapeutic, corrective purposes or to create special effects and character portrayals in film and theater.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Makeup in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Makeup in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Makeup in a Sentence
Now that I am going in to the office, I have to go buy new makeup sets -- so I am spending money there when I wasn't before, the things you used to spend money on, like hair cuts, makeup, manicure and pedicures and updating your wardrobe, those things were essentially on pause for two years. Yes, I was spending it before... I got so used to not spending that it was really nice. And now everything is more expensive.
It's always been an underdog group of people, people that spent seven hours shooting green screen and getting their makeup done, and are never going to be celebrated by The Academy Awards or the Golden Globes or any of that stuff, yet they all come together, in one place, once a year. They don't do it because it's press, awards or anything like that. They do it for the love of it.
The reason there are so few female politicians is that it is too much trouble to put makeup on two faces.
It may seem absurd to us that these women are wearing sequined evening gowns, with faces full of makeup at 10 a.m., eyelashes stretching out to infinity, but we're doing what they're doing in a more muted way every day.
The Jori Acne and Oil control primer is dermatologist-formulated specifically for people with adult breakouts and oily skin, it contains maximum strength 2 % salicylic acid along with a blend of botanicals that address the needs of adult skin. It can be worn on its own for a silky complexion or under makeup to help it go on smoother and stay on longer. Most importantly, it treats pimples and prevents future breakouts.
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Translations for Makeup
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- plooipleisterAfrikaans
- بنية, ميك أب, ماكياجArabic
- makiyajAzerbaijani
- maquillatgeCatalan, Valencian
- makeupCzech
- sminke, makeupDanish
- Schminke, Make-upGerman
- μακιγιά� Greek
- konsistoEsperanto
- maquillajeSpanish
- ماکیاژ, گریم, آرایشPersian
- meikki, pakkeliFinnish
- maquillage, constitutionFrench
- smideadhIrish
- maquillaxeGalician
- मेकअपHindi
- felépítés, sminkHungarian
- դիմահարդարումArmenian
- dandanIndonesian
- meik, farðiIcelandic
- truccoItalian
- להשליםHebrew
- メイクアップ, 化粧, メイクJapanese
- ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ ವರ್ಧಕKannada
- 화장Korean
- instauraLatin
- шминкаMacedonian
- bedenkenDutch
- sminkeNorwegian
- makijażPolish
- maquiagemPortuguese
- machiajRomanian
- грим, строение, макияж, устройство, гримировка, составRussian
- шминка, šminkaSerbo-Croatian
- smink, make-up, kosmetikaSwedish
- ஒப்பனைTamil
- మేకప్Telugu
- แต่งหน้าThai
- makyajTurkish
- макія� Ukrainian
- میک اپUrdu
- trang điểmVietnamese
- באַשטאַנדYiddish
- 化妝品Chinese
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