Cosmetology

noun

noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The science of cosmetics. uncountable
  2. 2
    the practice of beautifying the face and hair and skin wordnet
  3. 3
    The profession of a cosmetologist or beautician. uncountable

    "While still in high school, Mr. Niami took night classes to get his cosmetology license, then learned how to do special-effects prosthetics for horror films."

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"Baya graduated from cosmetology school."

Etymology

From French cosmétologie. By surface analysis, cosmetics + -ology.

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