name · noun · 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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/ˈsʌnˌtæn/
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rhymes with -ʌntæn
CMU ARPABET:S AH1 N T AE2 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
The ship of characters Sunny and Kel from the videogame Omori.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Caprisun
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To obtain a suntan by exposure to ultraviolet light.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To attempt to obtain a suntan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tan, sunburn, burn
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hyperpigmentation
6
verb
Meaning 6
get a tan from being exposed to the sun
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tan, bronze
History
Etymology
From suntan, in reference to Sunny's name and Kel's tanned skin.
From sun + tan.
Across languages
Translations
60 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سُمْرَة شَمْسِيَّة
(sumra šamsiyya)
— darkening of the skin
Arabic:
سُمْرَة
(sumra)
— darkening of the skin
Armenian:
արեւայրուք
(arewayrukʻ)
— darkening of the skin
Belarusian:
зага́р
(zahár)
— darkening of the skin
Belarusian:
сма́га
(smáha)
— darkening of the skin
Bulgarian:
слъ́нчев зага́р
(slǎ́nčev zagár)
— darkening of the skin
Bulgarian:
зага́р
(zagár)
— darkening of the skin
Chinese Mandarin:
曬黑 /晒黑
(shàihēi)
— darkening of the skin
Czech:
opálení
— darkening of the skin
Dutch:
zonnebruin
— darkening of the skin
Finnish:
rusketus
— darkening of the skin
French:
bronzage
— darkening of the skin
Georgian:
ნამზეური
(namzeuri)
— darkening of the skin
German:
Bräune
— darkening of the skin
German:
Sonnenbräune
— darkening of the skin
Hungarian:
lesülés
— darkening of the skin
Hungarian:
lebarnulás
— darkening of the skin
Interlingua:
bronza
— darkening of the skin
Italian:
abbronzatura
— darkening of the skin
Japanese:
日焼け
(hiyake)
— darkening of the skin
Japanese:
サンタン
(santan)
— darkening of the skin
Korean:
선탠
(seontaen)
— darkening of the skin
Polish:
opalenizna
— darkening of the skin
Portuguese:
bronzeado
— darkening of the skin
Portuguese:
bronze
— darkening of the skin
Romanian:
bronzare
— darkening of the skin
Russian:
зага́р
(zagár)
— darkening of the skin
Slovak:
opálenie
— darkening of the skin
Spanish:
bronceado
— darkening of the skin
Swedish:
solbränna
— darkening of the skin
Swedish:
bränna
— darkening of the skin
Tibetan:
ཉི་སྲེག
(nyi sreg)
— darkening of the skin
Turkish:
bronzlaşma
— darkening of the skin
Ukrainian:
засма́га
(zasmáha)
— darkening of the skin
Ukrainian:
сма́га
(smáha)
— darkening of the skin
Ukrainian:
смага́
(smahá)
— darkening of the skin
Ukrainian:
зага́р
(zahár)
— darkening of the skin
Bulgarian:
почернявам
(počernjavam)
— to obtain a suntan
Catalan:
bronzejar-se
— to obtain a suntan
Finnish:
ruskettua
— to obtain a suntan
French:
bronzer
— to obtain a suntan
French:
hâler
— to obtain a suntan
Interlingua:
bronzar
— to obtain a suntan
Italian:
abbronzarsi
— to obtain a suntan
Polish:
opalać się
— to obtain a suntan
Polish:
opalić się
— to obtain a suntan
Portuguese:
bronzear-se
— to obtain a suntan
Russian:
загора́ть
(zagorátʹ)
— to obtain a suntan
Russian:
загоре́ть
(zagorétʹ)
— to obtain a suntan
Slovak:
opáliť sa
— to obtain a suntan
Spanish:
broncearse
— to obtain a suntan
Finnish:
ruskettaa
— to attempt to obtain a suntan
French:
bronzer
— to attempt to obtain a suntan
Interlingua:
bronzar
— to attempt to obtain a suntan
Polish:
opalać się
— to attempt to obtain a suntan
Polish:
opalić się
— to attempt to obtain a suntan
Russian:
загора́ть
(zagorátʹ)
— to attempt to obtain a suntan
Slovak:
opaľovať sa
— to attempt to obtain a suntan