cosmetology
UK/ˌkɒz.məˈtɒləd͡ʒi//ˌkɑz.məˈtɑləd͡ʒi/
cosmetology noun: the science of cosmetics.
Noun
cosmetology (uncountable)
- The science of cosmetics.
- The profession of a cosmetologist or beautician.
- 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.2017 December 23, Candace Jackson, “Who Wants to Buy the Most Expensive House in America?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
cosmetology meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
cosmetology in Tamil
- அழகியல், எழிலியல், ஒப்பனையியல்
cosmetology in Indonesian
- science
- tata kecantikan
Origin of cosmetology
From French cosmétologie. By surface analysis, cosmetics + -ology.
Words formed from cosmetology
Words that rhyme with cosmetology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
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- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
- archaeopalynology
Questions about cosmetology
- What does cosmetology mean?
- Cosmetology means the science of cosmetics.
- What is cosmetology in Tamil?
- Cosmetology in Tamil is அழகியல், எழிலியல், ஒப்பனையியல். See Cosmetology meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cosmetology?
- Cosmetology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cosmetology?
- Cosmetology is pronounced /ˌkɒz.məˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ (UK).
Words near cosmetology in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cosmetology (page history and authors); cosmetology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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