Tanning — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light

beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈænɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈanɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈanɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈænɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whipping flagellation flogging bronze lashing tan

Parts of Speech

noun	process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light
noun	beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
noun	making leather from rawhide
verb	treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
verb	get a tan, from wind or sun

Word Forms

tan	verb	get a tan, from wind or sun
whip	verb	beat severely with a whip or rod
flog	verb	beat with a cane
flagellate	verb	whip
tanner	noun	a craftsman who tans skins and hides
tanning	noun	making leather from rawhide
tannery	noun	workplace where skins and hides are tanned
tan	noun	a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bräunen

Prozess, bei dem sich die Hautpigmentierung durch die Einwirkung von ultraviolettem Licht verdunkelt

🇫🇷French

bronzage

processus par lequel la pigmentation de la peau s'assombrit à la suite d'une exposition à la lumière ultraviolette

🇪🇸Spanish

curtido

Proceso en el que la pigmentación de la piel se oscurece como resultado de la exposición a la luz ultravioleta.

🇮🇹Italian

abbronzatura

processo in cui la pigmentazione della pelle si scurisce a causa dell'esposizione alla luce ultravioletta

🇳🇱Dutch

bruinen

proces waarbij huidpigmentatie donkerder wordt als gevolg van blootstelling aan ultraviolet licht

🇵🇹Portuguese

bronzeamento

processo no qual a pigmentação da pele escurece como resultado da exposição à luz ultravioleta

🇷🇺Russian

загар

процесс, при котором пигментация кожи темнеет в результате воздействия ультрафиолета

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टेनिंग

वह प्रक्रिया जिसमें पराबैंगनी प्रकाश के संपर्क के परिणामस्वरूप त्वचा का रंग गहरा हो जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ট্যানিং

অতিবেগুনী রশ্মির সংস্পর্শে আসার ফলে ত্বকের রঞ্জকতা অন্ধকার হয়ে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

தோல் பதனிடுதல்

புற ஊதா ஒளியின் வெளிப்பாட்டின் விளைவாக தோல் நிறமி கருமையாக்கும் செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

చర్మశుద్ధి

అతినీలలోహిత కాంతికి గురికావడం వల్ల చర్మపు వర్ణద్రవ్యం ముదురుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

टॅनिंग

प्रक्रिया ज्यामध्ये अल्ट्राव्हायोलेट प्रकाशाच्या प्रदर्शनामुळे त्वचेचे रंगद्रव्य गडद होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટેનિંગ

પ્રક્રિયા કે જેમાં અલ્ટ્રાવાયોલેટ પ્રકાશના સંપર્કના પરિણામે ત્વચા રંગદ્રવ્ય ઘાટા થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟ್ಯಾನಿಂಗ್

ನೇರಳಾತೀತ ಬೆಳಕಿಗೆ ಒಡ್ಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದರಿಂದ ಚರ್ಮದ ವರ್ಣದ್ರವ್ಯವು ಕಪ್ಪಾಗುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടാനിംഗ്

അൾട്രാവയലറ്റ് പ്രകാശത്തിൻ്റെ ഫലമായി ചർമ്മത്തിൻ്റെ പിഗ്മെൻ്റേഷൻ ഇരുണ്ടതാക്കുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੰਗਾਈ

ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਲਟਰਾਵਾਇਲਟ ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ ਦੇ ਐਕਸਪੋਜਰ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਚਮੜੀ ਦੀ ਰੰਗਤ ਗੂੜ੍ਹੀ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹیننگ

وہ عمل جس میں بالائے بنفشی روشنی کی نمائش کے نتیجے میں جلد کی رنگت سیاہ ہوجاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

晒黑

由于暴露于紫外线而导致皮肤色素沉着变深的过程

🇯🇵Japanese

日焼け

紫外線にさらされた結果、皮膚の色素沈着が濃くなる過程

🇰🇷Korean

무두질

자외선에 노출되어 피부 색소침착이 어두워지는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuộc da

quá trình sắc tố da sẫm màu do tiếp xúc với tia cực tím

🇹🇭Thai

การฟอกหนัง

กระบวนการที่ผิวคล้ำคล้ำขึ้นเนื่องจากการสัมผัสกับแสงอัลตราไวโอเลต

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyamakan

proses di mana pigmentasi kulit menjadi gelap akibat paparan sinar ultraviolet

🇵🇭Filipino

pangungulti

proseso kung saan dumidilim ang pigmentation ng balat bilang resulta ng pagkakalantad sa ultraviolet light

🇲🇾Malay

penyamakan

proses di mana pigmentasi kulit menjadi gelap akibat pendedahan kepada cahaya ultraungu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دباغة

العملية التي يصبح فيها تصبغ الجلد داكنًا نتيجة التعرض للأشعة فوق البنفسجية

🇮🇷Persian

برنزه کردن

فرآیندی که در آن رنگدانه های پوست در اثر قرار گرفتن در معرض نور ماوراء بنفش تیره می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

bronzlaşma

Ultraviyole ışığa maruz kalma sonucu cilt pigmentasyonunun koyulaştığı süreç

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁזוּף

תהליך בו פיגמנטציה של העור מתכהה כתוצאה מחשיפה לאור אולטרה סגול

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What is the primary definition of the word 'tanning'?

The primary meaning of 'tanning' is 'process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light'.

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Using 'tanning' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tanning' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'tanning' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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