If you have a suntan, the sun has turned your skin an attractive brown colour.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Suntan lotion, oil, or cream protects your skin from the sun.
She playfully rubs suntan lotion on his neck.
suntan in British English
(ˈsʌnˌtæn)
noun
a.
a brownish colouring of the skin caused by the formation of the pigment melanin within the skin on exposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun or a sunlamp
Often shortened to: tan
b.
(as modifier)
suntan oil
Derived forms
suntanned (ˈsunˌtanned)
adjective
suntan in American English
(ˈsʌnˌtæn)
noun
1.
a darkened condition of the skin resulting from exposure to the sun or a sunlamp
2.
a reddish-brown color
3. [pl.]
a.
the shirt and trousers of lightweight tan or khaki fabric that make up the summer uniform of some branches of the military
b.
these trousers; also, similar ones worn by civilians
Derived forms
sun-tanned (ˈsun-ˌtanned)
adjective
Examples of 'suntan' in a sentence
suntan
You try spreading suntan lotion on your own back.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Tre is going to be on suntan lotion duty quite a lot on the cruise.
The Sun (2013)
Are they too busy rubbing suntan lotion into the polar bears?
The Sun (2010)
The only thing you'll need to splash out on is buckets of suntan lotion!
The Sun (2011)
Six out of ten Scouse women put on suntan lotion around five times a month.
The Sun (2008)
It's like the whole film has been dipped in suntan oil and left to bake.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
HERE'S a tip - get your shorts out of storage and invest in some seriously strong suntan lotion.
The Sun (2013)
I have a pale complexion but would love to get a suntan - people with brown skin look so much healthier.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And rather than hit what would be a playground for most young men, the striker just wanted to get a suntan out on the golf course.
The Sun (2015)
The scent suntan lotion I Great to use on holiday.
The Sun (2016)
MOST of us slap on the suntan lotion, though we don't give our eyes a second thought.
The Sun (2013)
A suntan lotion that only provides SPF?
The Sun (2013)
In other languages
suntan
British English: suntan /ˈsʌnˌtæn/ NOUN
If you have a suntan, the sun has turned your skin a brown colour.
They want to go to the Bahamas and get a suntan.
American English: suntan
Arabic: سُمْرَةُ الشَّمْس
Brazilian Portuguese: bronzeado
Chinese: 晒黑
Croatian: preplanulost
Czech: opálení sluncem
Danish: solbrændthed
Dutch: bruine kleur
European Spanish: moreno
Finnish: rusketus
French: bronzage
German: Sonnenbräune
Greek: μαύρισμα από τον ήλιο
Italian: abbronzatura
Japanese: 小麦色の日焼け
Korean: 선탠
Norwegian: brunfarge
Polish: opalenizna
European Portuguese: bronzeado
Romanian: bronz
Russian: загар
Latin American Spanish: bronceado
Swedish: solbränna
Thai: ผิวหนังเป็นสีน้ำตาลเนื่องจากตากแดด
Turkish: bronzlaşma
Ukrainian: засмага
Vietnamese: sự rám nắng
Chinese translation of 'suntan'
suntan
(ˈsʌntæn)
n(c)
晒黑 (shàihēi) (处, chù)
cpd
[lotion, cream]防晒 (fángshài)
to get a suntan皮肤(膚)晒黑 (pífū shàihēi)
tan
(tæn)
n(c)
(also suntan) 晒黑的肤(膚)色 (shàihēi de fūsè) (种(種), zhǒng)