sunburn

[ suhn-burn ]

noun

1. inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun or a sunlamp.

verb (used with or without object)

, sun·burned or sun·burnt, sun·burn·ing.

1. to affect or be affected with sunburn:

   An hour in the sun sunburned me severely. I sunburn easily.

sunburn

/ ˈsʌnˌbɜːn /

noun

1. inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun Technical nameerythema solare
2. See suntan
   another word for suntan

Derived Forms

• ˈsunˌburnt, adjective

Other Words From

• un·sunburned adjective
• un·sunburnt adjective
• well-sunburned adjective
• well-sunburnt adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sunburn¹

First recorded in 1520–30; sun + burn ¹

Example Sentences

UVA light causes wrinkles and other markers of aging, while UVB light is the primary cause of sunburn.

From Time

To make matters worse, alcohol also makes your skin more vulnerable to sunburn.

From Popular-Science

As the summer amps us up and we crave fun, but maybe not the kind that causes sunburn, it’s mostly a list of really entertaining things you might have missed that I think you should catch up on.

From The Daily Beast

Just because you may not see a sunburn doesn’t mean your skin is damage-free.

From Essence.com

From acne scars to sunburns, everything can present differently in skin of color, so we’re going to help you find a dermatologist who gets it and give you a few questions you should ask at your next appointment.

From Essence.com

The SunSprite has a UV sensor, which warns you when the rays get intense enough to cause sunburn.

From The Daily Beast

Here's one way to avoid a sunburn: wear a Face-Kini next time you're on the beach.

From The Daily Beast

His complexion was so reddened and darkened by sunburn that his untanned forehead looked unnaturally white and delicate.

From Project Gutenberg

His teeth were clenched; his face, through the sunburn, livid; the blue of his eyes seemed to have faded into an ashen grey.

From Project Gutenberg

The other had gone quite white, or at any rate as white as his bronze sunburn would allow.

From Project Gutenberg

Bart wondered, suddenly and worriedly, about the effects of green sunburn on his chemically altered skin tone.

From Project Gutenberg

His nose was peeled from sunburn, but his round and rubicund face fairly oozed good humour.

From Project Gutenberg