Tan — synonyms, definition

1. tan (a)

brown brownish yellow buff chestnut cream-coloured creamy fawn flesh ivory mahogany off-white reddish-brown tawny yellow-brown

2. tan (Noun)

burn sand sunburn suntan tangent tawny topaz yellow

tan (Noun) — A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun.

tan (Noun) — A light brown the colour of topaz.

tan (Noun) — Ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle.

circular function hyperpigmentation light brown trigonometric function

3. tan (Adjective)

tan (Adjective) — Of a light yellowish-brown colour.

4. tan (Verb)

bronze

tan (Verb) — Treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather.

tan (Verb) — Get a tan, from wind or sun.

color colour convert discolor discolour bark suntan