noun
Meaning 1
The quality or state of being tan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- not so much brownness as tanness
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tanness
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/ˈtæn.nɨs/
noun
Meaning 2
The depth (hue or saturation) of tan that is present.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- The tanness of these Pantone values is debatable.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The depth (hue or saturation) of tan that is present.
The degree to which someone is tanned (from suntanning or from a tanning bed).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From tan + -ness.