sunburnt

sun·burn

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suhn-burn]
- /ˈsʌnˌbɜrn/
- /ˈsʌn.bɜːnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhn-burn]
- /ˈsʌnˌbɜrn/

Definitions of sunburnt word

noun sunburnt inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun or a sunlamp. 1
adjective sunburnt Someone who is sunburnt has sore bright pink skin because they have spent too much time in hot sunshine. 0
adjective sunburnt Someone who is sunburnt has very brown skin because they have spent a lot of time in the sunshine. 0

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Origin of sunburnt

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1520-30; sun + burn1

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Parts of speech for Sunburnt

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sunburnt

sunburnt 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.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for sunburnt

adj sunburnt

adust — dried up or darkened by heat; burnt or scorched

Just one Synonym for sunburnt