Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antimakeup

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-make-up
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposing the wearing of makeup.

Example Sentences

"It is not only to makeup which this argument objects (after all, there is also a Western feminist antimakeup discourse) but also to any improper exposure, including that of the head."
"On the first night of the antimakeup crusade, policewomen kept close watch over the city's train stations. "Now go right back and wash your face," one of the policewomen told a rosy-cheeked 16-year-old coming out of a restroom."

Etymology

From anti- + makeup.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Inflected Forms

more antimakeup (comparative) most antimakeup (superlative)

Questions

What does antimakeup mean?: Opposing the wearing of makeup.
Where does antimakeup come from?: From anti- + makeup.

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