Makeup Meaning
/ˈmeɪkʌp/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn item's composition.
nounCosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.
Sentence Examples
I don't like heavy makeup on a young girl.
I like her sense of style. Her clothes and makeup always look good.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She applied ____ to her face every morning to hide her embarrassing pimples.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She applied her ____ carefully before the party to make sure that she looked her very best this evening.
Word Origin & History
Deverbal from make up. Noun sense 2 is a semantic loan from French maquillage, from maquiller (“to make up, fabricate”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"After the size and makeup of Congress was decided by the Founding Fathers, it was time to lawmake."
— 2005, Bennett Fairorth, Philadelphia Holidays 2004, Turkish Pleasures 1997, page 269:
"When the water level drops, the float ball drops with it and opens the valve to the makeup water supply."
— 2005, William C. Whitman, William M. Johnson, John A. Tomczyk, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Technology, page 1208:
"“Will I get a chance to take a makeup? My mother paid for the exam.”"
— 2020, Tayari Jones, Silver Sparrow, Oneworld Publications, page 117:
"I raided my closet and left Clay in my living room while I changed and makeuped in the bathroom."
— 2005, Wendy Roberts, Dating Can Be Deadly, Red Dress Ink, →ISBN, page 229:
"“If we get started showering, shaving, powdering, combing, and makeupping, we just may be able to make the eleven o’clock mass at Regina Pacis.”"
— 2009, Lou Manfredo, chapter 7, in Rizzo’s War, New York, N.Y.: Minotaur Books, →ISBN, page 122:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She applied ____ to her face every morning to hide her embarrassing pimples.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She applied her ____ carefully before the party to make sure that she looked her very best this evening.