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Sunburn

//ˈsʌnˌbɜːn// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
The ship of characters Sunny (or Omori) and Aubrey from the videogame Omori. slang

Noun

1
A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays. countable, uncountable
2
redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun wordnet
3
A burn on the tissue of crop plants or their fruits (especially if they are rich in water like tomatoes, grapes, apples, gooseberries) caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays. countable, uncountable
4
Suntan. countable, rare, uncountable
"The neutral colours showed off her café au lait sunburn."

Verb

1
To receive a sunburn. intransitive
"c. 1613, John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi, London: D.N. and T.C., 1678, Act V, Scene 2, p. 64, I have brought Your grace a Salamanders skin, to keep you From sun-burning."
2
get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun wordnet
3
To burn or tan (someone's skin) by the sun; to allow (a part of one's body) to become sunburnt. transitive
"My Aunt charg’d me not to pull off my Glove for fear of Sun-burning my hand."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English *sunne burnen, *sonne brennen, *sunne brennen (suggested by derivatives sonne brennynge, sunne brennynge (“sunburn”, literally “sun-burning”) and sunne brente (“sunburnt”), equivalent to sun + burn. Compare West Frisian sinnebrân (“sunburn”), Dutch zonnebrand (“sunburn”), German Sonnenbrand (“sunburn”), Swedish solbränna (“sunburn”), and Icelandic sólbruni (“sunburn”), as well as Old English sunbryne (“sunburn”).

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

From sunburn, in reference to Sunny's name and Aubrey's hot-headed, "fiery" personality.

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