sun-kissed

[ suhn-kist ]

adjective
  1. (of skin) tanned or bronzed, or (of hair) lightened in color, by or as if by the sun: This natural bronzer enriches your skin and adds radiant, sun-kissed color.A newer trend is for sun-kissed blonde hair and darker roots.

  2. abounding in sunshine; characteristically sunny:His work has taken him all over the world, from the sun-kissed beaches of Zanzibar to the icy wastes of the Arctic Circle.

  1. evoking sunshine or sunny weather: We only use peak season tomatoes, so the sauce is filled with sun-kissed deliciousness.The festival kicked off with one of my favorite bands drenching the early afternoon in sun-kissed tropical pop.

Origin of sun-kissed

1
First recorded in 1820–30
  • Also sun kissed, sun·kissed .

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How to use sun-kissed in a sentence

  • A great peace lies on the forest, and on the sunkissed paths which girdle the island's coastline.

    The American Egypt | Channing Arnold
  • He hitched up his shirt and shifted from one ham to another with supreme and sunkissed contentment.

    Plum Pudding | Christopher Morley