Plural of sunburn
regular plural
The plural of sunburn is sunburns.
Forms of sunburn
| Singular | sunburn /ˈsʌnˌbɜːn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | sunburns |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Sunburns in a sentence
- Sunburns can trigger other diseases such as pustular psoriasis, porphyria or herpes simplex, that are not helioses.1999, Philip C. Anderson, Kristin S. Malaker, Managing Skin Diseases, page 265. From the entry helioses
- The nature of this gas enables it to absorb the majority of the sun's ultraviolet rays, thus saving the human race from the granddaddy of all sunburns.1957 December, All Hands, numbers 480-491, page 24. From the entry granddaddy
Meaning of sunburn
- noun A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.
- noun 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.
- noun Suntan.
Questions about the plural of sunburn
- What is the plural of sunburn?
- The plural of sunburn is sunburns.
- Is sunburn countable?
- Sunburn is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sunburn (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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