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sunburnt

adj · verb · 6 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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  • General-American: /ˈsʌn.bɝnt/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a sunburn or dark tan; having been burned by the sun's rays.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Dried out by the sun's rays.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1753, Arthur Murphy, The Gray’s-Inn Journal, No. 53, 20 October, 1753, London: P. Vaillant, 1756, Volume 2, p. 191, The barren Heath, and the Sun-burnt craggy Soil appear with all those Softenings to the Eye, which Distance throws upon a Landscape;

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Subject to the strong heat and/or light of the sun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Resembling a sunburn in color.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The van was painted a sunburnt brown.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of sunburn

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sunburned

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English sunne brente, equivalent to sun + burnt.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: auringon paahtama — having a sunburn; having been burned by the sun's rays
  • German: sonnenverbrannt — having a sunburn; having been burned by the sun's rays
  • Latin: adustus — having a sunburn; having been burned by the sun's rays
  • Māori: tīkākā — having a sunburn; having been burned by the sun's rays
  • Polish: z oparzeniem słonecznym — having a sunburn; having been burned by the sun's rays
  • Polish: spalony — having a sunburn; having been burned by the sun's rays
  • Slovak: spálený — having a sunburn; having been burned by the sun's rays
  • Swedish: solbränd — having a sunburn; having been burned by the sun's rays
  • Swedish: brunbränd — having a sunburn; having been burned by the sun's rays
  • Unami: sëkhìksu — having a sunburn; having been burned by the sun's rays
  • Vietnamese: cháy nắng — having a sunburn; having been burned by the sun's rays
  • Woiwurrung: nangi-ngumeâ — having a sunburn; having been burned by the sun's rays