noun
1.
[ U ] substances used especially by women to make their faces look more attractive, or used by actors to change their appearance :
eye make-up
to put on your make-up
She never wears make-up .
a make-up artist (= a person whose job is to put make-up on the faces of actors and models)
2.
[ sing. ] the different qualities that combine to form sb's character or being :
Jealousy is not part of his make-up.
a person's genetic make-up
3.
[ sing. ] make-up (of sth) the different things, people, etc. that combine to form sth; the way in which they combine :
the make-up of a TV audience
( technical )
the page make-up of a text (= the way in which the words and pictures are arranged on a page)
➡ note at structure
4.
[ C ] ( NAmE ) a special exam taken by students who missed or failed an earlier one