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suntan

suntan

18 1.0
A dark color the skin gets after being in the sun
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌnˌtæn/
translation icon : bronceado
  • I saw the white line where his suntan ended and the rest of his skin began.
  • suntan oil

Like trying to to kill SPF doesn't equal like you can still get suntan is what I'm saying.

Examples

  • I just want to get a suntan.

    Failure to Launch (2006)

  • The men would all have suntans and hair that blew in the wind.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • You guys got a chance to work on your suntans out here.

    Donnie Brasco (1997)

  • The girl washed the suntan oil off her cheeks.

    Academic text (2007)

  • I still recall everything about the moment, down to the smell of chlorine and suntan oil.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Louis was busy applying suntan lotion to his broad, muscular chest and arms.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • You'll get a suntan.

    Pearl Harbor (2001)

  • The girl rubbed suntan oil into her cheeks and lay on the carpet reading a thriller.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Despite Lois's best attempts with the suntan lotion, Giselle's skin radiated a Day-Glo pink.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • After spending the afternoon at the beach, she returned home with a beautiful suntan.

Synonyms

tan
vssuntan
122 1.0

Light brown skin after being in the sun

is a darker browning of skin caused by sunlight
sunkissed look
vssuntan
  • US
5.3

A warm, slightly tanned appearance from being in the sun

is a general browning rather than a subtle glow
farmer's tan
vssuntan
  • Informal
7.8

A dark mark on the skin showing where clothing does not cover you in the sun

is an overall skin darkening from sunlight rather than patterned darker areas

Antonyms

whiteness
9 3.7

A very light color like fresh snow

pallor
6 8.3

A very pale look to the skin that shows illness or shock

How Dark

suntan
18 1.0
paleness
3 4.3

Surface Forms

suntan singular
suntans plural

Morphology

suntan = sun + tan (transparent) = sun + tan

Meaning is a straightforward compound 'sun' + 'tan' where the parts directly yield the sense.

Etymology

Suntan comes from joining sun and tan, where sun is the star in the sky and tan means 'brown' as in 'tanning'. So a suntan is the brown colour your skin gets from spending time in the sun.