browned

1 3.4

Skin that is darker because of being in the sun, for example on the face or arms

adjective
/braʊnd/

: bronceado

After spending the summer at the beach, her skin had become browned from the sun.

Examples

His arms were noticeably browned after weeks of working outdoors.
The browned skin on his shoulders was a sign of his love for gardening in the sunlight.
My hands are browner than the rest of my my face and everything because it gets exposed to the sun the most.

Synonyms

brown

vsbrowned

834 1.0

Having a medium to dark color like wood or tanned skin

is a skin change specifically showing deep sun darkening

tanned

vsbrowned

23 1.0

Skin made darker by spending time in the sun

is a deeper, more intense darkening from sun exposure

bronzed

vsbrowned

6 2.5

Skin that is light brown from being in the sun

is a darker and more intense sun darkening of skin

suntanned

vsbrowned

2 1.9

Having brown or golden skin after being in the sun

is a stronger, deeply darkened skin tone from sun exposure

Antonyms

pale

301 1.0

Has very light color and often looks sick or afraid

Idioms

browned off

1 8.9

Annoyed and fed up after repeated problems or long delays

How Tanned

browned

1 3.4

tanned

23 1.0

bronzed

6 2.5

pale

301 1.0

Surface Forms

browned positive

browner comparative

brownedest superlative

Morphology

browned = brown (transparent) = brown + ed

The adjective is directly derived from the verb/adjective 'brown' with the regular past-participle/adjectival suffix '-ed' meaning 'made or become brown'.

Etymology

Browned starts with the color word brown and the ending -ed, which means 'made' or 'became'. So, to say someone's skin is browned is to say it has become 'dark' or 'tanned' from the sun.