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tanned

adj · verb · 5 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /tænd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ænd
  • CMU ARPABET: T AE1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a suntan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • You're looking very tanned.
  • tanned bodies lying on the beach

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Finished, made using tannic acid (as opposed to abrasion).

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

simple past and past participle of tan

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

converted to leather by a tanning agent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: untanned

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a young bronzed Apollo

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bronzed, suntanned

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: bronzejat — having a suntan
  • Chinese Cantonese: 黝黑 (jau2 hak1) — having a suntan
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黝黑 (yǒuhēi) — having a suntan
  • Czech: opálený — having a suntan
  • Danish: solbrun — having a suntan
  • Finnish: ruskettunut — having a suntan
  • French: bronzé — having a suntan
  • Galician: moreno — having a suntan
  • Galician: bronceado — having a suntan
  • German: sonnengebräunt — having a suntan
  • German: braun gebrannt — having a suntan
  • Icelandic: sólbrúnn — having a suntan
  • Icelandic: útitekinn — having a suntan
  • Irish: coirtithe — having a suntan
  • Irish: daite — having a suntan
  • Irish: griandaite — having a suntan
  • Irish: síondaite — having a suntan
  • Japanese: 日焼けした (hiyake shita) — having a suntan
  • Norwegian Bokmål: solbrun — having a suntan
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: solbrun — having a suntan
  • Polish: opalony — having a suntan
  • Portuguese: bronzeado — having a suntan
  • Russian: загоре́лый (zagorélyj) — having a suntan
  • Spanish: bronceado — having a suntan
  • Swedish: solbränd — having a suntan
  • Ukrainian: засма́глий (zasmáhlyj) — having a suntan
  • Vietnamese: rám nắng — having a suntan
  • Czech: vydělaný — finished using tannic acid
  • Czech: vyčiněný — finished using tannic acid
  • Finnish: parkittu — finished using tannic acid
  • Irish: coirtithe — finished using tannic acid
  • Italian: conciato — finished using tannic acid
  • Portuguese: curtido — finished using tannic acid
  • Turkish: tabaklanmış — finished using tannic acid