sunburn
Plural: sunburns
Noun
- a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
- redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
- A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.
- A burn on the tissue of crop plants or their fruits (especially if they are rich in water like tomatoes, grapes, apples, gooseberries) caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.
- Suntan.
Verb
Verb Forms: sunburned, sunburnt, sunburning, sunburns
- To become burned or discolored by excessive sun exposure.
- get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
- To receive a sunburn.
- To burn or tan (someone's skin) by the sun; to allow (a part of one's body) to become sunburnt.
Examples
- His ego might sunburn after that crushing defeat in Words With Friends.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English *sunne burnen, *sonne brennen, *sunne brennen (suggested by derivatives sonne brennynge, sunne brennynge (“sunburn”, literally “sun-burning”) and sunne brente (“sunburnt”), equivalent to sun + burn. Compare West Frisian sinnebrân (“sunburn”), Dutch zonnebrand (“sunburn”), German Sonnenbrand (“sunburn”), Swedish solbränna (“sunburn”), and Icelandic sólbruni (“sunburn”), as well as Old English sunbryne (“sunburn”).
Scrabble Score: 9
sunburn: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsunburn: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sunburn: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary