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sunbathing

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of lying outdoors exposed to the sun, usually wearing little or no clothing, especially in order to get a tan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of sunbathe

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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حَمَّام شَمْس (ḥammām šams) — act of lying in the sun
  • Chinese Mandarin: 日光浴 (rìguāngyù) — act of lying in the sun
  • Czech: opalování — act of lying in the sun
  • Dutch: zonnebaden — act of lying in the sun
  • Finnish: auringon ottaminen — act of lying in the sun
  • Finnish: auringonotto — act of lying in the sun
  • French: bains de soleil — act of lying in the sun
  • German: Sonnenbaden — act of lying in the sun
  • Greek: ηλιοθεραπεία (iliotherapeía) — act of lying in the sun
  • Irish: bolg le gréin — act of lying in the sun
  • Japanese: 日光浴 (nikkōyoku) — act of lying in the sun
  • Korean: 일광욕 (ilgwang'yok) — act of lying in the sun
  • Latin: āprīcātiō — act of lying in the sun
  • Norwegian Bokmål: solbading — act of lying in the sun
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: solbading — act of lying in the sun
  • Polish: opalanie się — act of lying in the sun
  • Russian: загора́ние (zagoránije) — act of lying in the sun
  • Russian: со́лнечные ва́нны (sólnečnyje vánny) — act of lying in the sun
  • Slovak: opaľovanie — act of lying in the sun