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sunscreen

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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1

noun

Meaning 1

A topical substance formulated to protect the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation by absorbing, reflecting or scattering ultraviolet rays.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sunblock, suntan lotion

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To apply sunscreen to (someone).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sunblock, sun blocker

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cream, ointment, emollient

History

Etymology

From sun + screen.

Across languages

Translations

73 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حَاجِبَة اَلْأَشِعَّة اَلشَّمْسِيَّة — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Arabic: وَاقِيَة مِنَ الشَّمْس — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Arabic: كريم اَلشَّمْس — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Armenian: արեւապաշտպան քսուք (arewapaštpan kʻsukʻ) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Bulgarian: слънцезащи́тен крем (slǎncezaštíten krem) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Bulgarian: крем за слъ́нце (krem za slǎ́nce) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Catalan: crema solar — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Chinese Cantonese: 防曬 /防晒 (fong4 saai3) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Chinese Cantonese: 太陽油 /太阳油 (taai3 joeng4 jau4) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Chinese Mandarin: 防曬 /防晒 (fángshài) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Chinese Mandarin: 防曬霜 /防晒霜 (fángshàishuāng) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Cornish: dehen howl — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Czech: opalovací krém — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Czech: krém na opalování — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Danish: solbeskytter — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Dutch: zonnebrandcrème — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Finnish: aurinkosuoja — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Finnish: aurinkovoide — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Finnish: aurinkorasva — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • French: crème solaire — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • French: écran solaire — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Galician: protector solar — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Georgian: მზისგან დამცავი კრემი — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • German: Sonnencreme — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • German: Sonnenkreme — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • German: Sonnenschutzcreme — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Hindi: सनस्क्रीन (sanaskrīn) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Icelandic: sólarvörn — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Indonesian: tabir surya — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Irish: grianbhac — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Italian: filtro solare — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Italian: crema solare — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Japanese: サンスクリーン剤 (sansukurīn-zai) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Japanese: 日焼け止め剤 (hiyakedome-zai) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Korean: 자외선 차단제 (jaoeseon chadanje) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Korean: 선크림 (seonkeurim) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Māori: pani ārai hihirā — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Māori: ārai hihirā — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Māori: ārai tīkākā — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Māori: pani ārai tīkākā — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Māori: (hinu) pare tīkākā — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Norwegian Bokmål: solkrem — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: solkrem — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Persian: ضد آفتاب (zedd-e âftâb) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Polish: krem do opalania — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Portuguese: fotoprotetor — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Portuguese: filtro solar — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Portuguese: protetor solar — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Romanian: cremă de plajă — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Romanian: cremă de protecție solară — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Russian: солнцезащи́тный крем (solncezaščítnyj krem) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Russian: крем от зага́ра (krem ot zagára) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Lower Sorbian: słyńcna krema — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Lower Sorbian: słyńcowa krema — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Upper Sorbian: słónčenska krema — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Upper Sorbian: słónčenska žałba — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Upper Sorbian: krema za słónčenje — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Upper Sorbian: žałba za słońčenje — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Spanish: protector/bloqueador solar/antisolar — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Swedish: solkräm — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Swedish: solskyddsfaktor — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Swedish: solskyddsmedel — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Swedish: sololja — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Swedish: solspray — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Thai: ครีมกันแดด (kriim-gan-dɛ̀ɛt) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Tibetan: ཉི་བཀྲག་འགོག (nyi bkrag 'gog) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Turkish: güneş kremi — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Ukrainian: сонцезахисни́й крем (soncezaxysnýj krem) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Urdu: شمسی حافظ (śamsī-hāfiz) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Urdu: آفتابی حافظ (āftābī-hāfiz) — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Uzbek: quyosh kremi — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Vietnamese: kem chống nắng — cream that protects the skin from the sun
  • Welsh: eli haul — cream that protects the skin from the sun