tan

Beach skin color

Tan is a yellowish-brown color, like leather or light wood.

To tan is to convert animal hide into leather, or to darken skin through sun exposure: She tans easily.

A tan is sun-darkened skin: He came back from vacation with a tan.

To tan someone's hide is to beat them—a threat more than a promise: I'll tan your hide if you do that again.

color

beige

Pale sandy brown

  • khakiDull yellowish-brown shade
  • buffAvid fan; also burnish
  • fawnYoung deer, or flatter

ecru · taupe · camel · sand · oatmeal · bronze · caramel · sepia · toast · biscuit

suntan

sunbathing

Deliberate exposure to rays

golden · solarium · sunbed · sunlamp · poolside · beach · bikini · swimsuit · lotion · SPF

yogurt

lassi

South Asian yogurt drink

fermented · dahi · chilled · drinkable · cultured · salted · mint · cumin · refreshing · digestive

trigonometry

tangent

Line touching curve once

angle · ratio · function · inverse · arctan · slope · calculus · geometry · triangle · adjacent

leather

hide

Conceal or pelt

rawhide · cowhide · sheepskin · deerskin · pigskin · suede · nubuck · cordovan · saddlery · leatherwork

Categories
Opposites
skin coloration

tanpale

Lacking color intensity

fair · pallid · pasty · white · light

color value/brightness

tanwhite

Absence of pigment

black · achromatic · neutral · gray · grey

sun exposure behavior

tansunburn

UV-induced skin inflammation

burn · sunburned · blistered · peeling · reddened

Phrases
Family

tanned, tanning, tans, suntan, tantalize, tantamount, tanner, tandoori, tannery

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G