adj
Meaning 1
Made-up, false, imaginary, fabricated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
make-up
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to a reconciliation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, not-comparable
Examples
- Joe and Joanne had a big fight, and then apologized and had incredible make-up sex.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Alternative spelling of makeup. See usage notes there.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
Rare form of make up (“to put makeup on”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, rare
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: makeup, war paint
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cosmetic
Narrower terms: blackface, eyebrow pencil, eyeliner, eyeshadow, face powder, greasepaint, kohl, lip-gloss, lipstick, lip rouge, mascara, rouge, paint, blusher
noun
Meaning 6
the way in which someone or something is composed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: constitution, composition, physical composition, makeup
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: property
Narrower terms: structure, phenotype, genotype, genetic constitution, texture, grain, karyotype
noun
Meaning 7
an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he missed the test and had to take a makeup
- the two teams played a makeup one week later
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: makeup
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: event
History
Etymology
Deverbal from make up.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 捏造 (niēzào) — fabricated
- Chinese Mandarin: 和解 (héjiě) — fabricated
- Finnish: vale- — fabricated
- Russian: фальши́вый (falʹšívyj) — fabricated
- Chinese Mandarin: 和解 (héjiě) — re reconciliation
- Finnish: sovinto- — re reconciliation
- Russian: примири́тельный (primirítelʹnyj) — re reconciliation
Real reading context