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💄 A makeup product 🕵️ A hider
concealer

concealer

8 2.8
A cream or stick that hides dark circles and spots on the skin
  • noun
  • /kənˈsiːlər/
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  • She applied a light layer of concealer to cover her dark circles before the party.
  • eye concealer
  • creamy concealer
  • concealer on a blemish

But it's an amazing concealer, so I use it.

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Examples

  • The concealer remains one of my mainstay products when I need light coverage.

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  • This really is the best concealer I've ever used.

  • And then just a touch of concealer here and there.

  • Now, I like to keep concealer right here.

  • But it's an amazing concealer, so I use it.

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  • This is a roll on concealer and it's just not good.

  • I could apply more concealer.

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  • So I like to take a concealer brush and clean up.

  • Apply an eye concealer to cover the dark circles and blemishes.

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  • Step 6: To conceal stubborn marks and spots, use some concealer and follow up with foundation in your skin color.

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Synonyms

makeup
vsconcealer
519 1.3

Products you put on your face to change how you look

is a specific product used to hide skin imperfections rather than a broad category
make-up
vsconcealer
36 2.0

Things people put on their face or body to change how they look

is a specific product for hiding skin issues rather than a wide cosmetics group
corrector
vsconcealer
3.9

A cosmetic product that hides skin blemishes or evens skin tone before foundation

is used to hide skin imperfections at any time rather than before foundation

How Concealing

camouflage
19 4.6
concealer
8 2.8

Surface Forms

concealer singular
concealers plural

Morphology

concealer = conceal (transparent) = conceal + er

Formed from the verb 'conceal' plus the agent/instrument suffix '-er'; learners can infer 'a person or thing that conceals', which extends naturally to a cosmetic that conceals blemishes.

Etymology

Concealer comes from the verb conceal, which comes from the Latin word celare meaning 'to hide'. A concealer is therefore 'something that hides', so the cosmetic product is used to cover blemishes and dark circles on the skin.