sunbathing

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noun

The act of lying outdoors exposed to the sun, usually wearing little or no clothing, especially in order to get a tan.

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

nounsunbathing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe act of lying outdoors exposed to the sun, usually wearing little or no clothing, especially in order to get a tan.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sunbathe

Translations

Arabic حَمَّام شَمْس
  • حَمَّام شَمْس (ḥammām šams)act of lying in the sun
Chinese Mandarin 日光浴
  • 日光浴 (rìguāngyù)act of lying in the sun
Czech opalování
  • opalováníact of lying in the sun
Dutch zonnebaden
  • zonnebadenact of lying in the sun
Finnish auringon ottaminen, auringonotto
  • auringon ottaminenact of lying in the sun
  • auringonottoact of lying in the sun
French bains de soleil
  • bains de soleilact of lying in the sun
German Sonnenbaden
  • Sonnenbadenact of lying in the sun
Greek ηλιοθεραπεία
  • ηλιοθεραπεία (iliotherapeía)act of lying in the sun
Irish bolg le gréin
  • bolg le gréinact of lying in the sun
Japanese 日光浴
  • 日光浴 (nikkōyoku)act of lying in the sun
Korean 일광욕
  • 일광욕 (ilgwang'yok)act of lying in the sun
Latin āprīcātiō
  • āprīcātiōact of lying in the sun
Norwegian Bokmål solbading
  • solbadingact of lying in the sun
Polish opalanie się
  • opalanie sięact of lying in the sun
Russian загора́ние, со́лнечные ва́нны
  • загора́ние (zagoránije)act of lying in the sun
  • со́лнечные ва́нны (sólnečnyje vánny)act of lying in the sun
Slovak opaľovanie
  • opaľovanieact of lying in the sun
Cite this entry
APA

sunbathing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunbathing

MLA

“sunbathing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunbathing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sunbathing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunbathing.

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