Added 9 October 2026
makeup
/ˈmeɪkʌp/ noun
In Latin: offūcia Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about makeup at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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An item's composition.
To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup.
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Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.
She is wearing a lot of makeup.
- Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.
verb
- Alternative form of make up (“ to put makeup on (someone or something)”).
Origin
Deverbal from make up. Noun sense 2 is a semantic loan from French maquillage, from maquiller (“to make up, fabricate”).
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