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    What Is Tan

    Definitions

    1 | noun | a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun 2 | noun | a light brown the color of topaz 3 | noun | ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle 4 | verb | treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather 5 | verb | get a tan, from wind or sun 6 | adjective | of a light yellowish-brown color (6 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    t'an (IPA: tˈæn)

    Hyphenation

    tan (no hyphenation) (3 letters | 1 syllable)

    First known use in English

    900 AD (Viking Age | Early Middle Ages) (1125 years ago)

    Word origins

    Old English |

    Word frequency history

    Inflected forms

    tans | tanned | tanning | tanner | tannest

    Synonyms

    burn | sunburn | suntan | topaz | tangent | bronze | khaki (total: 7)

    Narrower terms

    bark | suntan

    Broader terms

    hyperpigmentation | light brown | circular function | trigonometric function | convert | color | colour | discolor | discolour (total: 9)

    Rhymes

    ban | began | bran | can | catamaran | clan | cyan | divan | fan | flan | gran | harmattan | japan | man | nan | ... (total: 26) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    ban | can | Dan | fan | Han | Ian | Jan | Kan | man | Man | nan | Nan | pan | Pan | ran | San | Stan | tab | tad | tag | tam | tang | tank | tap | tar | tarn | tat | tau | tax | than | van | Van | wan (total: 33)

    Anagrams

    ant | Nat

    Phrases

    black-and-tan | black-and-tan coonhound | black-and-tan terrier | fan tan

    Translations

    Mandarin Chinese: | 棕黃色 (noun) Hindi: | भूरा (noun) Arabic: | سُمرَة (noun) Spanish: | bronceado (body) | color tostado (color) | color tabaco (color) | curtir (tannery) | broncearse (body) French: | bronzage (body) | hâle (body) | ocre (color) | brun roux (color) | tanner (tannery) | bronzer (body) | hâler (body)

    Other notable uses

    Tan (US population: 32120 people, asian pacific islander: 92%)

    Tan-Tan (Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco) | Don Tan (Mukdahan, Thailand) | Na Tan (Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand) | Tan Sum (Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand) | Khun Tan (Chiang Rai, Thailand) | ... (total: 27)

    Tan Tan (Morocco, 76134 people) | Tân An (Vietnam, 64801 people)

    Kūh-e Haft Tanān (Iran, 13182 ft)

    Suddenly

    tan.com | tan.net | tan.info | tan.biz

    Crossword puzzle clues

    "The Hundred Secret Senses" author | "The Joy Luck Club" author | A bather may want one | Acquisition for some vacationers | Almond | Aruba product | Author Amy | Beach bum's shade | Beach shade | ... (total: 65) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    3 (International English) | 3 (North American English)

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