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- [suhn-burn]
- /ˈsʌnˌbɜrn/
- /ˈsʌn.bɜːn/
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- [suhn-burn]
- /ˈsʌnˌbɜrn/
Definitions of sunburn word
- noun sunburn inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun or a sunlamp. 1
- noun sunburn burns to skin from sun 1
- intransitive verb sunburn get burned by the sun 1
- variable noun sunburn If someone has sunburn, their skin is bright pink and sore because they have spent too much time in hot sunshine. 0
- noun sunburn inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun 0
- noun sunburn an inflammation of the skin resulting from prolonged exposure to the sun's rays or to a sunlamp 0
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Origin of sunburn
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; sun + burn1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sunburn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sunburn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sunburn usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with sunburn
- how long does it take for a sunburn to heal?
- how to get rid of sunburn?
- how to treat sunburn?
- how long does it take for sunburn to go away?
- how to get rid of a sunburn?
- how long does sunburn last?
- how to get rid of sunburn fast?
- how to heal sunburn?
- what to put on sunburn?
- how to treat a sunburn?
- how to heal a sunburn?
- what helps sunburn?
- how long does a sunburn last?
- how to help sunburn?
- how to get rid of a sunburn fast?
See also
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