makeup

Other forms of makeup

plural

makeups·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about makeup

What does makeup mean?

makeup means "cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in makeup?

makeup has 2 syllables: ma-keup. The stress falls on "ma". In IPA it is /ˈmeɪˌkʌp/.

What is another word for makeup?

Close synonyms include make-up, war paint, make-up, constitution, composition. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is makeup a common word?

makeup is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with makeup?

14 words rhyme with makeup. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.