TAN (tanned, tanner, tannest, tanning)
Dictionary entry overview: What does tan mean?
• TAN (noun)
The noun TAN has 3 senses:
1. a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
2. a light brown the color of topaz
3. ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
Familiarity information: TAN used as a noun is uncommon.
• TAN (adjective)
The adjective TAN has 1 sense:
1. of a light yellowish-brown color
Familiarity information: TAN used as an adjective is very rare.
• TAN (verb)
The verb TAN has 2 senses:
1. treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
2. get a tan, from wind or sun
Familiarity information: TAN used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TAN (noun)
Meaning:
A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
tan; suntan; sunburn; burn
Hypernyms ("tan" is a kind of...):
hyperpigmentation (unusual darkening of the skin)
Meaning:
A light brown the color of topaz
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
tan; topaz
Hypernyms ("tan" is a kind of...):
light brown (a brown that is light but unsaturated)
Meaning:
Ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
tangent; tan
Hypernyms ("tan" is a kind of...):
circular function; trigonometric function (function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle)
• TAN (adjective)
Meaning:
Of a light yellowish-brown color
Similar:
chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)
• TAN (verb)
Meaning:
Treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "tan" is one way to...):
change over; convert (change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tan"):
bark (tan (a skin) with bark tannins)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Get a tan, from wind or sun
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
bronze; tan
Hypernyms (to "tan" is one way to...):
color; colour; discolor; discolour (change color, often in an undesired manner)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tan"):
suntan (get a tan from being exposed to the sun)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
