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.

Origin of sunburn

1
First recorded in 1520–30; sun + burn1

Other words from sunburn

  • un·sun·burned, adjective
  • un·sun·burnt, adjective
  • well-sunburned, adjective
  • well-sunburnt, adjective

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How to use sunburn in a sentence

  • More wishful beseeching must surely have softened a Deity with a sunburned nose and a double chin!

  • His sunburned face was rather white and he stood very stiff, with muscles braced, looking down at Wilkinson.

    The Girl From Keller's | Harold Bindloss
  • Moose-skin moccasins cased their feet, and their brawny, sunburned necks were bare.

    Hudson Bay | R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for sunburn

sunburn

/ (ˈsʌnˌbɜːn) /


noun
  1. inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun: Technical name: erythema solare

  2. another word for suntan

Derived forms of sunburn

  • sunburnt or sunburned, adjective

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