sunkissed look

5.3

A warm, slightly tanned appearance from being in the sun

noun

: aspecto bronceado

After a week at the beach, she returned with a sunkissed look that everyone noticed.

Examples

Photographers often seek models with a natural sunkissed look for summer campaigns.
He applied makeup to create a sunkissed look for the wedding.
She has a beautiful sunkissed look this summer.
His sunkissed look makes him stand out.
After a week at the beach, she returned with a sunkissed look that everyone noticed.
Photographers often seek models with a natural sunkissed look for summer campaigns.
He applied makeup to create a sunkissed look for the wedding.

Synonyms

tan

vssunkissed look

122 1.0

Light brown skin after being in the sun

is a subtler warm glow from sunlight rather than a full color change

Antonyms

pale

291 1.0

Has very light color and often looks sick or afraid

sunless

3 3.6

Without direct light from the sky, often because of clouds

How Tanned

bronzed

4 2.5

tanned

11 1.0

sunkissed look

5.3

pale

291 1.0

Surface Forms

sunkissed look singular

sunkissed looks plural

Morphology

sunkissed + look

The phrase 'sunkissed look' can be directly inferred from its parts: 'sun' + 'kissed' evokes being lightly touched or warmed by the sun, and 'look' denotes appearance, so the overall meaning of a lightly tanned or sun-brightened appearance is transparently compositional. This adjective-noun pattern is a standard English formation and the metaphor of being 'kissed' by the sun is straightforward, so a B1 learner who knows the base words would likely understand it.

Etymology

Sunkissed look paints a simple picture: skin that seems gently 'kissed' by the sun, with a warm glow or light tan. That's why it means 'tanned or brightened by being in the sun'.