sun-drenched

See also: sundrenched

English

Etymology

Since the 1890s or earlier; figurative, conceiving sunlight as if it were a fluid that can drench (immerse) something.

Adjective

sun-drenched (comparative more sun-drenched, superlative most sun-drenched)

1. Receiving lots of sunshine; bathed in sunlight; (of a place) frequently sunny.

   Sun-drenched beaches are vacation destinations for sunbathers no matter where the beaches are.

   • 1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page 61:

     Ahead of them were two sun-drenched (all going well) weeks of lazing on the beach.

Synonyms

• sunbathed (adjective)

Related terms

• sun-dried (adjective)

Translations

Translations

German: sonnendurchflutet (de) Greek: ηλιόλουστος (el) (ilióloustos) Swedish: soldränkt (sv)