make-up

See also: makeup, make up, and Make-up

English

Etymology

Deverbal from make up.

Noun

make-up (usually uncountable, plural make-ups)

1. Alternative spelling of makeup. See usage notes there.
   • 1961 December, “Motive Power Miscellany: Eastern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 760:

     From Whitemoor, left at 6.45 p.m., the train's make-up usually includes also some Continental ferry wagons, originating from Harwich.

Derived terms

• make-up artist
• make-up remover

 

Adjective

make-up (not comparable)

1. Made-up, false, imaginary, fabricated.
2. (informal) Of or relating to a reconciliation.

   Joe and Joanne had a big fight, and then apologized and had incredible make-up sex.

Derived terms

• make-up friend
• make-up kiss
• make-up sex

 

Translations

fabricated

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 捏造 (zh) (niēzào), 和解 (zh) (héjiě)

• Finnish: vale-
• Russian: фальши́вый (ru) (falʹšívyj)

re reconciliation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 和解 (zh) (héjiě)

• Finnish: sovinto-
• Russian: примири́тельный (ru) (primirítelʹnyj)

References

• “make*up”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• upmake

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English make-up.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

make-up m (uncountable)

1. makeup (cosmetics)

Polish

make-up sense 1

make-upy sense 2

Alternative forms

• make up

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English make-up.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛjˈkap/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ap
• Syllabification: ma‧ke-up

Noun

make-up m inan (indeclinable)

2. (uncountable, cosmetics) makeup (cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance)

   Synonym: makijaż

   Antonym: demakijaż

4. (countable, cosmetics) foundation (cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture)

   Synonyms: fluid, podkład

   Hypernym: kosmetyk

Declension

Declension of make-up

	singular	plural
nominative	make-up	make-upy
genitive	make-upu	make-upów
dative	make-upowi	make-upom
accusative	make-up	make-upy
instrumental	make-upem	make-upami
locative	make-upie	make-upach
vocative	make-upie	make-upy

or

Indeclinable.

Further reading

• make-up in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• make-up in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English make-up.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmej.kap/

Noun

make-up n (plural make-upuri)

1. make-up

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	make-up	make-upul		make-upuri	make-upurile
genitive-dative	make-up	make-upului		make-upuri	make-upurilor
vocative	make-upule			make-upurilor