Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

permatan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-matan
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A perpetual tan.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"His permatan, and his vanity, were his weakness. I needed a picture of him, and it needed to be as unflattering as possible. Moving my train of thought on a bit, I reasoned that he must also be a lover of natural sunbathing."
"Shirley Bassey's culture seemed to be that of international showbiz, and her natural skin tone not that far different from the permatan of a Sacha Distel or Cliff Richard."
"Her hair was short and white-blonde, to set off her aggressive permatan, and she had soft cheeks and large grey eyes."

Etymology

From perma- + tan.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: perma

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

permatans (plural) perma-tan (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

permatanned

Questions

What does permatan mean?: A perpetual tan.
Where does permatan come from?: From perma- + tan.

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