Meanings
comparative more sun-drenched · superlative most sun-drenched
- Receiving lots of sunshine; bathed in sunlight; (of a place) frequently sunny.
Sun-drenched beaches are vacation destinations for sunbathers no matter where the beaches are.
1 more example
Ahead of them were two sun-drenched (all going well) weeks of lazing on the beach.
1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page 61Synonyms: sunbathed
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveReceiving lots of sunshine; bathed in sunlight; (of a place) frequently sunny.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecovered with sunlight
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Since the 1890s or earlier; figurative, conceiving sunlight as if it were a fluid that can drench (immerse) something.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German sonnendurchflutet
- sonnendurchflutetTranslations
Greek ηλιόλουστος
- ηλιόλουστος (ilióloustos)Translations
Italian assolato, soleggiato
- assolatoTranslations
- soleggiatoTranslations
- baciato dal soleTranslations
Polish zalany słońcem
- zalany słońcemTranslations
Swedish soldränkt
- soldränktTranslations
Cite this entry
sun-drenched. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sun-drenched
“sun-drenched.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sun-drenched. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sun-drenched,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sun-drenched.
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