tan — a brown color acquired by skin exposed to sunlight
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a brown color acquired by skin exposed to sunlight
Pronunciation (IPA): /tæn/
Korean meaning: 햇볕에 그을린 갈색 피부
Korean pronunciation: 탠 (강세: 탠)
Example Sentences
- My friend's tan is so perfect that people ask if it's real or from a bottle.
- After two weeks at the beach, I went from vampire-white to golden tan.
- She decided to embrace her natural pale skin instead of trying to tan.
tan
NOUN//tæn//
a brown color acquired by skin exposed to sunlight
💡 Concept
Sun-kissed golden brown skin
🎵 Rhyme
The man waves his fan, but still gets his tan!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/tæn/
🇬🇧 UK/tæn/
🌳Etymology
Roottan
Origin
중세 영어에서 나무껍질을 이용한 가죽 처리 과정에서 유래. 나무껍질의 탄닌(tannin) 성분으로 가죽을 갈색으로 염색하는 과정이 현재의 '태닝' 개념으로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
canfanmanpanran
can
fan
man
pan
ran
🔗Collocations
get a tan
tan lines
fake tan
deep tan
tan leather
sun tan
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My friend's tan is so perfect that people ask if it's real or from a bottle.”
😄 Fun example
“After two weeks at the beach, I went from vampire-white to golden tan.”
“She decided to embrace her natural pale skin instead of trying to tan.”
“The leather worker spent hours learning to tan the hides properly.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
bronzebrowndarkenburn
Antonyms
palewhitenbleach
Related
sunbathetanningleatherbronzesunburn
Want to master 19,000+ words?
Sign up free for flashcards & quizzes.