suntans

[ suhn-tanz ]
/ ˈsʌnˌtænz /

noun (used with a plural verb)

a tan military uniform for summer wear.

Origin of suntans

1935–40, Americanism; see suntan, -s3

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Definition for suntans (2 of 2)

suntan
[ suhn-tan ]
/ ˈsʌnˌtæn /

noun

a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan.
Also called mayfair tan, merida. a light to medium yellow-brown.
Also called pastel orange. a medium orange color.

verb (used with or without object), sun·tanned, sun·tan·ning.

Origin of suntan

First recorded in 1900–05; sun + tan1

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British Dictionary definitions for suntans

suntan
/ (ˈsʌnˌtæn) /

noun

  1. a brownish colouring of the skin caused by the formation of the pigment melanin within the skin on exposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun or a sunlampOften shortened to: tan
  2. (as modifier)suntan oil

Derived forms of suntan

suntanned, adjective