bronzed

Thân thiện

A lifeguard with bronzed skin watches over the beach.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a tan color from exposure to the sun: Used to describe skin that has darkened or become brownish due to the effects of sunlight.
   • Having a metallic, bronze-like color or appearance: Can describe an object or surface with a color resembling the alloy bronze.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • After two weeks at the beach, his skin was beautifully bronzed.
  • The statue of the ancient warrior had a dark, bronzed finish.

Advanced Usage

• "bronzed by the sun": A common phrase emphasizing the cause of the tan.
  • Her shoulders were bronzed by the sun after the sailing trip.
• Used figuratively to describe a healthy, outdoor appearance.
  • The farmer had the strong, bronzed look of a man who worked the land.

Variants and Related Words

• Bronze (noun/verb): The metal alloy; to give something a bronze color or tan.
  • The artist will bronze the sculpture. (verb)
  • The award was a small bronze statue. (noun)
• Bronzing (gerund/noun): The process of becoming bronzed or applying a bronze finish.
  • The bronzing of her skin was gradual.

Synonyms

• Tanned: Browned by the sun.
• Sun-kissed: Gently tanned by the sun (often more poetic).
• Coppery: Having a color like copper, similar to bronze.

Antonyms

• Pale: Light in color, lacking color from the sun.
• Fair: Light-skinned, not tanned.

Related Phrases

• Bronzed and beautiful: A complimentary phrase describing an attractive tan.
  • She returned from her vacation looking bronzed and beautiful.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
   • a young bronzed Apollo

Từ đồng nghĩa

• suntanned
• tanned