Tanning

/ˈtænɪŋ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

The act or process of tanning skin or hides.

Tanning can be done using various methods, including vegetable tanning and chrome tanning.

The result of having tanned skin.

After a week in Hawaii, he returned home with a lovely golden tanning.

verb

The process of treating animal hides to produce leather.

The artisan spent months tanning the hides to ensure they were of the highest quality.

To expose the skin to sunlight or artificial light in order to achieve a darker skin tone.

She enjoys tanning at the beach during the summer months.

From the verb 'tan' meaning to make leather from animal skins, likely derived from the Old French 'taner'.

tanning salon

A facility where individuals can tan their skin using artificial light.

tan lines

The noticeable lines on the skin where a person's skin is lighter due to clothing.

get a tan

To spend time in the sun or under tanning lights to darken the skin.

tan

To darken the skin by exposure to the sun.

tanner

A person who tans hides to make leather.

tanning bed

A device used for artificial tanning that emits ultraviolet light.

Getting a tan from a tanning bed.

I'm going to hit the beds this weekend for a quick tan.

A sunburn that has turned into a tan.

I thought I was just burning, but I ended up with a nice tanning.