noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈsʌnbeɪð/
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CMU ARPABET:S AH1 N B EY2 DH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A sunbathing session: a sunbath.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Do you think it's warm enough outside for a sunbathe?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To expose one's body to the sun in order to relax or to obtain a suntan; to take the sun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
expose one's body to the sun
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sun
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lie
History
Etymology
From sun + bathe.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
արեւի լոգանք ընդունել
(arewi logankʻ əndunel)
— to expose one's body to the sun
Chinese:
曝日
(zh-min-nan)
— to expose one's body to the sun
Chinese Mandarin:
曬太陽 /晒太阳
(shài tàiyáng)
— to expose one's body to the sun
Teochew:
曝日
— to expose one's body to the sun
Danish:
solbade
— to expose one's body to the sun
Dutch:
zonnebaden
— to expose one's body to the sun
Dutch:
zonnen
— to expose one's body to the sun
Esperanto:
sunumi
— to expose one's body to the sun
Estonian:
päikest võtta
— to expose one's body to the sun
Finnish:
ottaa aurinkoa
— to expose one's body to the sun
Finnish:
paistatella päivää
— to expose one's body to the sun
French:
prendre un bain de soleil
— to expose one's body to the sun
Galician:
tomar a raxeira
— to expose one's body to the sun
Galician:
asollar
— to expose one's body to the sun
German:
sonnenbaden
— to expose one's body to the sun
Hungarian:
napozik
— to expose one's body to the sun
Irish:
déan bolg le gréin
— to expose one's body to the sun
Italian:
prendere il sole
— to expose one's body to the sun
Japanese:
日光浴をする
(nikkōyoku-o suru)
— to expose one's body to the sun
Korean:
일광욕을 하다
(ilgwang'yogeul hada)
— to expose one's body to the sun
Latin:
aprīcor
— to expose one's body to the sun
Latvian:
sauļoties
— to expose one's body to the sun
Latvian:
cepināties
— to expose one's body to the sun
Macedonian:
се со́нча
(se sónča)
— to expose one's body to the sun
Māori:
pārara
— to expose one's body to the sun
Māori:
pāinaina
— to expose one's body to the sun
Mongolian:
наранд шарах
(narand šarax)
— to expose one's body to the sun
Polish:
opalać się
— to expose one's body to the sun
Polish:
opalić się
— to expose one's body to the sun
Portuguese:
tomar banho de sol
— to expose one's body to the sun
Russian:
загора́ть
(zagorátʹ)
— to expose one's body to the sun
Russian:
загоре́ть
(zagorétʹ)
— to expose one's body to the sun
Serbo-Croatian:
sunčati
— to expose one's body to the sun
Slovak:
opaľovať sa
— to expose one's body to the sun
Spanish:
tomar el sol
— to expose one's body to the sun
Spanish:
solearse
— to expose one's body to the sun
Spanish:
asolearse
— to expose one's body to the sun
Spanish:
tomar sol
— to expose one's body to the sun
Spanish:
solejar
— to expose one's body to the sun
Swedish:
sola
— to expose one's body to the sun
Swedish:
solbada
— to expose one's body to the sun
Thai:
อาบแดด
(àap-dàet)
— to expose one's body to the sun
Tibetan:
ཉི་སྲེག་བཏང
(nyi sreg btang)
— to expose one's body to the sun
Turkish:
güneşlenmek
— to expose one's body to the sun
Turkish:
güneş banyosu yapmak
— to expose one's body to the sun
Vietnamese:
tắm nắng
— to expose one's body to the sun