sunburn
inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun or a sunlamp.
to affect or be affected with sunburn: An hour in the sun sunburned me severely. I sunburn easily.
Origin of sunburn
1Other words from sunburn
- un·sun·burned, adjective
- un·sun·burnt, adjective
- well-sunburned, adjective
- well-sunburnt, adjective
Words Nearby sunburn
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How to use sunburn in a sentence
The SunSprite has a UV sensor, which warns you when the rays get intense enough to cause sunburn.
Fight Seasonal Affective Disorder With This New Tracker | DailyBurn | November 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHere's one way to avoid a sunburn: wear a Face-Kini next time you're on the beach.
Here's The Face-Kini, Summer's Craziest New Trend | Isabel Wilkinson | August 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHis complexion was so reddened and darkened by sunburn that his untanned forehead looked unnaturally white and delicate.
Overland | John William De ForestHis teeth were clenched; his face, through the sunburn, livid; the blue of his eyes seemed to have faded into an ashen grey.
With Edged Tools | Henry Seton MerrimanThe other had gone quite white, or at any rate as white as his bronze sunburn would allow.
Forging the Blades | Bertram Mitford
Bart wondered, suddenly and worriedly, about the effects of green sunburn on his chemically altered skin tone.
The Colors of Space | Marion Zimmer BradleyHis nose was peeled from sunburn, but his round and rubicund face fairly oozed good humour.
Isle o' Dreams | Frederick F. Moore
British Dictionary definitions for sunburn
/ (ˈsʌnˌbɜːn) /
inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun: Technical name: erythema solare
another word for suntan
Derived forms of sunburn
- sunburnt or sunburned, adjective
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