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What is the adjective for tanning?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb tan which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

tanned
  1. Having a suntan.
  2. (of leather) Finished, made using tannic acid (as opposed to abrasion).
  3. Synonyms:
      4. suntanned, bronzed, tan, brown, sunburned, dark, sunburnt, bronze, browned, weather-beaten, sun-kissed, coppery, golden-brown, perma-tanned, burned, olive, brownish, leathery, dusky, swarthy, tawny, dark-colored, darkish, henna, sallow, bronze-coloured, dark-coloured, olive-skinned, copper-coloured, dark-complexioned, dark-hued, dark-skinned … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “She returned from her beach vacation with a beautifully tanned complexion that radiated a healthy glow.”
tan
  1. Of a yellowish-brown.
  2. Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. beige, tawny, sand, biscuit, ecru, umber, brownish, buff, khaki, brown, drab, olive, brownish-yellow, pale brown, yellowish-brown, leather-colored, olive-brown, light brown, fawn, oatmeal, sandy, wheaten, camel, coffee, cream, caramel, taupe, greige, stone, ochre, mushroom, kasha, cinnamon, coffee-coloured, café au lait, yellowish, straw, straw-coloured, sand-coloured, yellowish-beige, oatmeal-coloured, camel-coloured, biscuit-coloured, yellow-brown, sandy color, brunette, hazel, bay, chestnut, sepia … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “In her mind were vague memories of a man with a tan jacket, holding a deerskin suitcase.”
      “The young woman smiled with a slight blush on her tan skin.”
tannable
  1. Suitable to be tanned
tanning
  1. present participle of tan
  2. The process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the skins of animals, which do.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. beating, whipping, belting, flogging, thrashing, pounding, thumping, lashing, battering, wallopping, walloping, bashing, whaling, hammering, pummelling, pummeling, birching, buffeting, buffetting, drubbing, pelting, bludgeoning, switching, licking, hiding, batting, clubbing, slogging, mauling, lambasting, striking, hitting, slating, threshing, lathering, paddling, lacing, pommelling, pommeling, smacking, whopping, basting, whupping, whapping, whacking, tromping, fibbing, belabouring, belaboring, currying … more
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