Meanings
plural sunscreens
- countableuncountableA topical substance formulated to protect the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation by absorbing, reflecting or scattering ultraviolet rays.
As for daytime sun protection, Dr. Bowe said mineral sunscreens made with zinc oxide may be gentler on sensitized skin than chemical formulas.
2023 December 6, Jessica DeFino, “Too Many Products Can Stress Out Your Skin. Here’s How to Scale Back.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Dec 20232 more examples
Jill had Mark apply sunscreen to her back. "Bet these river guides get a lot of skin cancer", he said. He had a slappy, unpleasant way of doing it, and she struggled to keep her balance.
2009, Elisabeth Hyde, In the Heart of the Canyon, page 55Chemical ingredients — such as avobenzone, oxybenzone and homosalate — absorb the UV rays. Both types of sunscreen can degrade or wash off over time, so it’s important to reapply every two hours, and more frequently if you’re swimming or sweating.
2023 July 15, Dana G. Smith, “Why Sunscreen Is the Only Anti-Aging Product You Need”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2024Synonyms: sunblock, suntan lotion
present singular third person sunscreens · participle present sunscreening · participle past sunscreened · past sunscreened
- transitiveTo apply sunscreen to (someone).
He glanced over his shoulder as I sunscreened his back.
2007, Nicole Williams, Tortured
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA topical substance formulated to protect the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation by absorbing, reflecting or scattering ultraviolet rays.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic حَاجِبَة اَلْأَشِعَّة اَلشَّمْسِيَّة, وَاقِيَة مِنَ الشَّمْس
- حَاجِبَة اَلْأَشِعَّة اَلشَّمْسِيَّةcream that protects the skin from the sun
- وَاقِيَة مِنَ الشَّمْسcream that protects the skin from the sun
- كريم اَلشَّمْسcream that protects the skin from the sun
Bulgarian слънцезащи́тен крем, крем за слъ́нце
- слънцезащи́тен крем (slăncezaštíten krem)cream that protects the skin from the sun
- крем за слъ́нце (krem za slắnce)cream that protects the skin from the sun
Catalan crema solar
- crema solarcream that protects the skin from the sun
Chinese Cantonese 防曬 /防晒, 太陽油 /太阳油
- 防曬 /防晒 (fong⁴ saai³)cream that protects the skin from the sun
- 太陽油 /太阳油 (taai³ joeng⁴ jau⁴)cream that protects the skin from the sun
Chinese Mandarin 防曬 /防晒, 防曬霜 /防晒霜
- 防曬 /防晒 (fángshài)cream that protects the skin from the sun
- 防曬霜 /防晒霜 (fángshàishuāng)cream that protects the skin from the sun
Czech opalovací krém, krém na opalování
- opalovací krémcream that protects the skin from the sun
- krém na opalovánícream that protects the skin from the sun
Danish solbeskytter
- solbeskyttercream that protects the skin from the sun
Dutch zonnebrandcrème
- zonnebrandcrèmecream that protects the skin from the sun
Finnish aurinkosuoja, aurinkovoide
- aurinkosuojacream that protects the skin from the sun
- aurinkovoidecream that protects the skin from the sun
- aurinkorasvacream that protects the skin from the sun
French crème solaire, écran solaire
- crème solairecream that protects the skin from the sun
- écran solairecream that protects the skin from the sun
German Sonnencreme, Sonnenkreme
- Sonnencremecream that protects the skin from the sun
- Sonnenkremecream that protects the skin from the sun
- Sonnenschutzcremecream that protects the skin from the sun
Hindi सनस्क्रीन
- सनस्क्रीन (sanaskrīn)cream that protects the skin from the sun
Icelandic sólarvörn
- sólarvörncream that protects the skin from the sun
Indonesian tabir surya
- tabir suryacream that protects the skin from the sun
Irish grianbhac
- grianbhaccream that protects the skin from the sun
Italian filtro solare, crema solare
- filtro solarecream that protects the skin from the sun
- crema solarecream that protects the skin from the sun
Japanese サンスクリーン剤, 日焼け止め剤
- サンスクリーン剤 (sansukurīn-zai)cream that protects the skin from the sun
- 日焼け止め剤 (hiyakedome-zai)cream that protects the skin from the sun
Korean 자외선 차단제, 선크림
- 자외선 차단제 (jaoeseon chadanje)cream that protects the skin from the sun
- 선크림 (seonkeurim)cream that protects the skin from the sun
Māori pani ārai hihirā, ārai hihirā
- pani ārai hihirācream that protects the skin from the sun
- ārai hihirācream that protects the skin from the sun
- ārai tīkākācream that protects the skin from the sun
- pani ārai tīkākācream that protects the skin from the sun
- (hinu) pare tīkākācream that protects the skin from the sun
Norwegian Bokmål solkrem
- solkremcream that protects the skin from the sun
Persian ضد آفتاب
- ضد آفتاب (zedd-e âftâb)cream that protects the skin from the sun
Polish krem do opalania
- krem do opalaniacream that protects the skin from the sun
Portuguese fotoprotetor, filtro solar
- fotoprotetorcream that protects the skin from the sun
- filtro solarcream that protects the skin from the sun
- protetor solarcream that protects the skin from the sun
Romanian cremă de plajă, cremă de protecție solară
- cremă de plajăcream that protects the skin from the sun
- cremă de protecție solarăcream that protects the skin from the sun
Russian солнцезащи́тный крем, крем от зага́ра
- солнцезащи́тный крем (solncezaščítnyj krem)cream that protects the skin from the sun
- крем от зага́ра (krem ot zagára)cream that protects the skin from the sun
Spanish protector/bloqueador solar/antisolar
- protector/bloqueador solar/antisolarcream that protects the skin from the sun
Swedish solkräm, solskyddsfaktor
- solkrämcream that protects the skin from the sun
- solskyddsfaktorcream that protects the skin from the sun
- solskyddsmedelcream that protects the skin from the sun
- sololjacream that protects the skin from the sun
- solspraycream that protects the skin from the sun
Thai ครีมกันแดด
- ครีมกันแดด (kriim-gan-dɛ̀ɛt)cream that protects the skin from the sun
Turkish güneş kremi
- güneş kremicream that protects the skin from the sun
Ukrainian сонцезахисни́й крем
- сонцезахисни́й крем (soncezaxysnýj krem)cream that protects the skin from the sun
Urdu شمسی حافظ, آفتابی حافظ
- شمسی حافظ (śamsī-hāfiz)cream that protects the skin from the sun
- آفتابی حافظ (āftābī-hāfiz)cream that protects the skin from the sun
Vietnamese kem chống nắng
- kem chống nắngcream that protects the skin from the sun
Welsh eli haul
- eli haulcream that protects the skin from the sun
Cite this entry
sunscreen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunscreen
“sunscreen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunscreen. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sunscreen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunscreen.
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