make-up

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

English

Etymology

Deverbal from make up.

Pronunciation

• (Australia) IPA^(key): /mæɪkˈɐp/

• Audio (Southern England):

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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

• face-up
• 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)

Verb

make-up (third-person singular simple present make-ups, present participle make-upping or make-uping, simple past and past participle make-upped or make-uped)

1. Rare form of make up (“to put makeup on”).
   • 1922 March 22, “Belles Tint Faces to Match Gown Colors”, in The China Press, volume XII, number 3261, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 12, column 3:

     Orange, mauve, and cobalt blue are three favorite shades now employed by the woman who desires to “make-up” her face, according to the approved beauty standards.

   • 1999, Steve Rideout, “Tiddlywinks”, in Don’t Go Up a Windmill: Poems, Blue Springs, Mo.: Blue Windmill Books, →ISBN, page 84:

     And shame at what you thought was fard! It’s only make-upping your face.

   • 2005 February, Allison Rushby, Hating Valentine’s Day, Don Mills, Ont.: Red Dress Ink, →ISBN, page 305:

     The make-up artist stops make-upping.

   • 2011, Gemma Burgess, chapter 10, in A Girl Like You, London: Avon, →ISBN, page 93:

     As we’re in the bathroom side-by-side, silently make-upping, Sophie turns to me.

   • 2013, Robin Shope, chapter 31, in Wynn in the Willows, Aztec, N.M.: White Rose Publishing, published 2014, →ISBN:

     After showering, blow drying, make-uping, powdering, and brushing, she put the dress on and stood again in the front of the mirror.

   • 2013 July, Kelly Younger, “The Debutante Ball & The Lucky Spot”, in Henley in an Hour, Hanover, N.H.: In an Hour Books, →ISBN, page 26:

     Like Carnelle in The Miss Firecracker Contest, Teddy will attempt to transform herself on the outside by shaving, plucking, dressing, make-uping, and acting like a lady.

References

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

Anagrams

• upmake

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English makeup.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meːkˈʏp/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: make-‧up
• Rhymes: -ʏp

Noun

make-up m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. makeup (cosmetics)

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Derived terms

• make-upremover

Finnish

Etymology

From English make-up.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmei̯k.ɑp/, [ˈme̞i̯k.ɑ̝p]
• IPA^(key): /ˈmei̯kɑp/, [ˈme̞i̯kɑ̝p]
• Rhymes: -eik.ɑp, -eikɑp

Noun

make-up

1. (cosmetics) makeup

   Synonyms: ehostus, meikki

Declension

Inflection of make-up (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		make-up	make-upit
genitive		make-upin	make-upien
partitive		make-upia	make-upeja
illative		make-upiin	make-upeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		make-up	make-upit
accusative	nom.	make-up	make-upit
	gen.	make-upin
genitive		make-upin	make-upien
partitive		make-upia	make-upeja
inessive		make-upissa	make-upeissa
elative		make-upista	make-upeista
illative		make-upiin	make-upeihin
adessive		make-upilla	make-upeilla
ablative		make-upilta	make-upeilta
allative		make-upille	make-upeille
essive		make-upina	make-upeina
translative		make-upiksi	make-upeiksi
abessive		make-upitta	make-upeitta
instructive		—	make-upein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of make-up (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative make-upini make-upini accusative nom. make-upini make-upini gen. make-upini genitive make-upini make-upieni partitive make-upiani make-upejani inessive make-upissani make-upeissani elative make-upistani make-upeistani illative make-upiini make-upeihini adessive make-upillani make-upeillani ablative make-upiltani make-upeiltani allative make-upilleni make-upeilleni essive make-upinani make-upeinani translative make-upikseni make-upeikseni abessive make-upittani make-upeittani instructive — — comitative — make-upeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative make-upisi make-upisi accusative nom. make-upisi make-upisi gen. make-upisi genitive make-upisi make-upiesi partitive make-upiasi make-upejasi inessive make-upissasi make-upeissasi elative make-upistasi make-upeistasi illative make-upiisi make-upeihisi adessive make-upillasi make-upeillasi ablative make-upiltasi make-upeiltasi allative make-upillesi make-upeillesi essive make-upinasi make-upeinasi translative make-upiksesi make-upeiksesi abessive make-upittasi make-upeittasi instructive — — comitative — make-upeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative make-upimme make-upimme accusative nom. make-upimme make-upimme gen. make-upimme genitive make-upimme make-upiemme partitive make-upiamme make-upejamme inessive make-upissamme make-upeissamme elative make-upistamme make-upeistamme illative make-upiimme make-upeihimme adessive make-upillamme make-upeillamme ablative make-upiltamme make-upeiltamme allative make-upillemme make-upeillemme essive make-upinamme make-upeinamme translative make-upiksemme make-upeiksemme abessive make-upittamme make-upeittamme instructive — — comitative — make-upeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative make-upinne make-upinne accusative nom. make-upinne make-upinne gen. make-upinne genitive make-upinne make-upienne partitive make-upianne make-upejanne inessive make-upissanne make-upeissanne elative make-upistanne make-upeistanne illative make-upiinne make-upeihinne adessive make-upillanne make-upeillanne ablative make-upiltanne make-upeiltanne allative make-upillenne make-upeillenne essive make-upinanne make-upeinanne translative make-upiksenne make-upeiksenne abessive make-upittanne make-upeittanne instructive — — comitative — make-upeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative make-upinsa make-upinsa accusative nom. make-upinsa make-upinsa gen. make-upinsa genitive make-upinsa make-upiensa partitive make-upiaan make-upiansa make-upejaan make-upejansa inessive make-upissaan make-upissansa make-upeissaan make-upeissansa elative make-upistaan make-upistansa make-upeistaan make-upeistansa illative make-upiinsa make-upeihinsa adessive make-upillaan make-upillansa make-upeillaan make-upeillansa ablative make-upiltaan make-upiltansa make-upeiltaan make-upeiltansa allative make-upilleen make-upillensa make-upeilleen make-upeillensa essive make-upinaan make-upinansa make-upeinaan make-upeinansa translative make-upikseen make-upiksensa make-upeikseen make-upeiksensa abessive make-upittaan make-upittansa make-upeittaan make-upeittansa instructive — — comitative — make-upeineen make-upeinensa

Polish

make-up sense 1

make-upy sense 2

Alternative forms

• make up

Etymology

Etymology tree

English make updeverb.

English make-upubor.

Polish make-up

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

or

Indeclinable.

Further reading

• “make-up”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “make-up”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

English make updeverb.

English make-upubor.

Romanian make-up

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