epilation
8.8
To remove hair from the skin, for example by waxing or shaving
- noun
- /ˌɛpɪˈleɪʃən/
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depilación
- The salon offers different methods of epilation, including waxing and laser treatment.
Examples
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She decided to try epilation for smooth skin before the summer vacation.
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It's an epilation malfunction.
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Do you let epilation? - No, waxed.
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Many people prefer epilation to shaving because it lasts longer.
Synonyms
8.2
To remove hair from the body or face
focuses on deliberate hair removal using mechanical or chemical methods
How Permanent
Surface Forms
epilation singular
epilations plural
Morphology
epilation = epilate (semi-transparent) = epil + ation
The noun is a regular nominalization of the verb 'epilate' with '-ation', but the root 'epil-' is a rare combining form (not transparently related to the common word 'hair') and the term is technical.
Etymology
The word epilation comes from Latin parts e- meaning 'out' and pilus meaning 'hair'. So, epilation literally means taking hair 'out', which is why it means removing hair from the body.