Sunburn

Quick meaning: Sunburn is a noun meaning A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.

Meaning

A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To receive a sunburn.
2. (transitive) To burn or tan (someone's skin) by the sun; to allow (a part of one's body) to become sunburnt.
3. A burn on the tissue of crop plants or their fruits (especially if they are rich in water like tomatoes, grapes, apples, gooseberries) caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.
4. (rare) Suntan.

Example Sentences

The neutral colours showed off her café au lait sunburn.

All foliage is necessary in Texas to keep the tomato fruit from sunburning.

My Aunt charg’d me not to pull off my Glove for fear of Sun-burning my hand.

“Oh shoot, I’ve sunburned the top half of my boobs,” she said, frowning down her chest.

Word Forms

• sunburns
• sunburning
• sunburned
• sunburnt

Synonyms for sunburn

Depending on context, synonyms include sunscald, burn, tan, suntan.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include suntan, burn, tan, sunshine, sunlight, sun.

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