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makeup

makeup

119 2.8
Parts and qualities that form a person or group
  • noun
  • /ˈmeɪkʌp/
translation icon : composición
  • And then she said that, um, it's in people's genetic makeup.
  • racial makeup
  • genetic makeup
  • ethnic makeup

So I highly recommend knowing the makeup of this room.

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Examples

  • Within this ethnographic dichotomy, what effect does the racial makeup of faculty have on minority student success?

    Academic text (2013)
  • Have you given any thought to what the makeup of your Cabinet might be?

  • OK, and that is the makeup of the day.

  • So I highly recommend knowing the makeup of this room.

  • How small groups are structured depends on the makeup of the class.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Tradition was as much a part of her makeup as rebellion was of ours.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The degree of economic cooperation and the number and makeup of cooperating countries are critical factors.

    Academic text (1994)
  • One possible explanation relates to the ideological makeup of political scientists in New York State's colleges and universities.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Using 2-way contingency table analyses, similarities and differences in the demographic makeup of the two groups were observed.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The makeup of the team includes a diverse range of skills and experiences.

Synonyms

composition
vsmakeup
99 4.1

The parts and amounts that make up something

is broader focusing on overall qualities rather than just arrangement
constitution
vsmakeup
33 3.9

The way something is made up, for example a person's health or the parts of an object

is more general and names combined qualities rather than structure
make-up
vsmakeup
4 4.2

The parts that form a person, group or thing

is the unhyphenated modern form used generally

How Complex

a mix of
58 1.8
makeup
119 2.8
uniformity
  • Specialized
18 4.6

Surface Forms

makeup singular
makeups plural

Morphology

makeup = make + up (transparent) = make + up

The noun meaning 'composition' comes from the phrasal verb 'make up' (to constitute or compose), which learners can infer from knowing the verb components.

Etymology

Makeup comes from the phrase make up, which means 'to put together' or 'to form' from parts. So the makeup of a group is the parts or qualities that form the whole.