sunscreen
/ˈsʌn.skriːn/
sunscreen noun: a topical substance formulated to protect the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation by absorbing, reflecting or scattering ultraviolet rays.
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Noun
sunscreen (countable and uncountable, plural sunscreens)
- A topical substance formulated to protect the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation by absorbing, reflecting or scattering ultraviolet rays.
- Jill had Mark apply sunscreen to her back.
"Bet these river guides get a lot of skin cancer", he said. He had a slappy, unpleasant way of doing it, and she struggled to keep her balance.2009, Elisabeth Hyde, In the Heart of the Canyon, page 55 - Chemical ingredients — such as avobenzone, oxybenzone and homosalate — absorb the UV rays. Both types of sunscreen can degrade or wash off over time, so it’s important to reapply every two hours, and more frequently if you’re swimming or sweating.2023 July 15, Dana G. Smith, “Why Sunscreen Is the Only Anti-Aging Product You Need”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2024
- Synonyms:
- sunblock, suntan lotion
- Jill had Mark apply sunscreen to her back.
Verb
sunscreen (third-person singular simple present sunscreens, present participle sunscreening, simple past and past participle sunscreened)
- To apply sunscreen to (someone).
- He glanced over his shoulder as I sunscreened his back.2007, Nicole Williams, Tortured
sunscreen meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
sunscreen in Hindi
- cream that protects the skin from the sun
- सनस्क्रीन sanaskrīn
sunscreen in Tamil
- சன்ஸ்கிரீன், சன் ஸ்கிரீன், சன்ஸ்க்ரீன்
sunscreen in Marathi
- सनस्क्रीन, सनस्क्रिन, सनस्क्रीनिंग
sunscreen in Urdu
- cream that protects the skin from the sun
- شمسی حافظ śamsī-hāfiz, آفتابی حافظ āftābī-hāfiz
More languagesFewer languages
- sunscreen in Bengali
- সানস্ক্রিন, সানস্ক্রীন, সানস্ক্রিনিং
- sunscreen in Telugu
- సన్స్క్రీన్, సనస్క్రీన్, సన్ స్క్రీన్
- sunscreen in Malayalam
- സൺസ്ക്രീൻ, സൺസ്ക്രീനിംഗ്, സൺസ്ക്രീനിങ്
- sunscreen in Kannada
- ಸನ್ಸ್ಕ್ರೀನ್, ಸನಸ್ಕ್ರೀನ್, ಸನ್ ಸ್ಕ್ರೀನ್
- sunscreen in Punjabi
- ਸਨਸਕ੍ਰੀਨ, ਸਨਸਕਰੀਨ, ਸਨਸਕ੍ਰੀਨਿੰਗ
- sunscreen in Gujarati
- સનસ્ક્રીન, સનસ્ક્રીનિંગ, સનસ્ક્રીનીંગ
- sunscreen in Odia
- ସନସ୍କ୍ରିନ୍, ସନସ୍କ୍ରିନ, ସନ୍ସ୍କ୍ରିନ୍
- sunscreen in Nepali
- सनस्क्रिन, सनस्क्रीन, सनस्क्रिनिङ
- sunscreen in Arabic
- حَاجِبَة اَلْأَشِعَّة اَلشَّمْسِيَّة, وَاقِيَة مِنَ الشَّمْس, كريم اَلشَّمْس
- sunscreen in Indonesian
- tabir surya
- sunscreen in Persian
- ضد آفتاب zedd-e âftâb
- sunscreen in Thai
- ครีมกันแดด kriim-gan-dɛ̀ɛt
- sunscreen in Vietnamese
- kem chống nắng
Examples of sunscreen in a sentence
- Don't forget to pack weather items appropriate for the climate: sunscreen, rain gear, and so forth.
- Tomorrow will be a scorcher, so carry water and use sunscreen if you're going out.
- Today's a real sizzler, so it would be wise to put on sunscreen.
Synonyms of sunscreen
Forms of sunscreen
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | sunscreens |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | sunscreens |
| present participle | sunscreening |
| past participle | sunscreened |
| past | sunscreened |
Origin of sunscreen
From sun + screen.
Words formed from sunscreen
Questions about sunscreen
- What does sunscreen mean?
- Sunscreen means a topical substance formulated to protect the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation by absorbing, reflecting or scattering ultraviolet rays.
- What is sunscreen in Hindi?
- Sunscreen in Hindi is सनस्क्रीन (sanaskrīn). See Sunscreen meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sunscreen?
- Sunscreen can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce sunscreen?
- Sunscreen is pronounced /ˈsʌn.skriːn/.
- What is the plural of sunscreen?
- The plural of sunscreen is sunscreens.
Words near sunscreen in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sunscreen (page history and authors); sunscreen (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sunscreen (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sunscreen (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sunscreen (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sunscreen (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sunscreen (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sunscreen (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sunscreen (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sunscreen (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sunscreen (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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