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)

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 (adj)

Related terms

sun-dried (adj)

Translations

Translations

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

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