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cosmetic

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Editorial note

And most were merely cosmetic changes or even packaging (like inclusion or removal of certain pieces by default).

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Quick take

Any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin, e.g. lipstick, eyeshadow, eyeliner.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cosmetic gathered in one view.

noun

Any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin, e.g. lipstick, eyeshadow, eyeliner.

noun

A feature existing only on the surface.

noun

An intangible influence that improves the overall perception of some thing or situation.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cosmetic.

Example sentences

1

And most were merely cosmetic changes or even packaging (like inclusion or removal of certain pieces by default).

2

And overall it's quite a fun experience to pay for bonuses (optional gameplay or cosmetic items) in both games.

3

Always there is some cosmetic argument about some social protection, but it never stands up to scrutiny.

4

So yeah, some hardware differs but it is mostly cosmetic and as a software developer it shouldn't matter to you.

5

Wiki markup is mostly cosmetic, so you can throw all of it out--except for auto-linkification.

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If people end up showing interest in the app I'll put more time and effort into cosmetic stuff.

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All these are minimal invasive compared to full on look altering cosmetic surgery.

8

Dota is free to play, and financed by selling in-game cosmetic items.

9

But frankly this is cosmetic comparing to the systemd and wayland/mir topic.

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For some reason I believe that cosmetic gene modifications will be more readily accepted than GMOs.

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Com - Local site for New York LipoSculpture.com - Directory for Lipo cosmetic surgery You can use these domains for Free if you support OpenSource.

12

I recently switched from a company using HipChat to a company using Slack, and the differences seem mostly cosmetic and immaterial.

Quote examples

1

"Freemium" is usually means you pay for extra gameplay or cosmetic content (or in the case of non-games, extra features).

2

They just happen to work for superiors that care for "cases closed" and the cosmetic appearance and the applause from politicians of a case being closed.

3

I can't imagine that "my teeth aren't as white as I'd like" is something insurance companies like paying for (or rather, they don't like paying for anything, but something purely cosmetic seems easy to deny), so how are people affording this?

4

(Again, how racist is that?) There are some real battles worth fighting, but this really seems like a cosmetic one to me, no matter how much you think it "smells like racism." It's like some people have a sense of indignation that's only tuned to detect a few things, and throw any sense of nuance or concept of false-positives out the window.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cosmetic in a sentence?

And most were merely cosmetic changes or even packaging (like inclusion or removal of certain pieces by default).

What does cosmetic mean?

Any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin, e.g. lipstick, eyeshadow, eyeliner.

What part of speech is cosmetic?

cosmetic is commonly used as noun, adjective.