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Meaning of "tanorexic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TANOREXIC

A blend of tan and anorexic.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TANOREXIC

tanorexic  [ˌtænəˈrɛksɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TANOREXIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tanorexic can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TANOREXIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tanorexic in the English dictionary

The definition of tanorexic in the dictionary is obsessed with maintaining a permanent deep tan, esp through use of tanning machines. Other definition of tanorexic is a tanorexic person.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TANOREXIC


alexic
əˈlɛksɪk
anorexic
ˌænəˈrɛksɪk
anoxic
əˈnɒksɪk
ataxic
əˈtæksɪk
carborexic
ˌkɑːbəˈrɛksɪk
cytotoxic
ˌsaɪtəʊˈtɒksɪk
dyslexic
dɪsˈlɛksɪk
endotoxic
ˌendəʊˈtɒksɪk
genotoxic
ˌdʒɛnəʊˈtɒksɪk
hepatotoxic
ˌhepətəʊˈtɒksɪk
hypoxic
haɪˈpɒksɪk
nephrotoxic
ˌnefrəˈtɒksɪk
neurotoxic
ˌnjʊərəʊˈtɒksɪk
nontoxic
nɒnˈtɒksɪk
ototoxic
ˌəʊtəʊˈtɒksɪk
paralexic
ˌpærəˈlɛksɪk
phototoxic
ˌfəʊtəʊˈtɒksɪk
phytotoxic
ˌfaɪtəʊˈtɒksɪk
stereotaxic
ˌstɛrɪəˈtæksɪk
toxic
ˈtɒksɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TANOREXIC

tanneries
tannery
tannest
tannic
tannic acid
tannie
tannin
tanning
tannish
Tannoy
Tans
tansies
tansy
tant mieux
tant pis
Tanta
tantalate
tantalic
tantalic acid
tantalisation

WORDS THAT END LIKE TANOREXIC

antitoxic
apraxic
ataraxic
autotoxic
cachexic
dystaxic
epitaxic
exotoxic
hemotoxic
heterotaxic
homotaxic
psychotoxic
pyrexic
radiotoxic
thermotaxic
zootoxic

Synonyms and antonyms of tanorexic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tanorexic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TANOREXIC

Find out the translation of tanorexic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tanorexic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tanorexic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

tanorexic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Tanorexic
570 millions of speakers

English

tanorexic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tanorexic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tanorexic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tanorexic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tanorexic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tanorexic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tanorexic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanorexic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tanorexic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tanorexic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tanorexic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tanorexic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tanorexic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tanorexic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विषारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tanorexic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tanorexic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tanorexic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tanorexic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tanorexic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tanorexic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tanorexic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tanorexic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tanorexic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tanorexic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TANOREXIC»

The term «tanorexic» is used very little and occupies the 162.354 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TANOREXIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tanorexic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TANOREXIC»

Discover the use of tanorexic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tanorexic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Words You Should Know 2013: The 201 Words from Science, ...
The 201 Words from Science, Politics, Technology, and Pop Culture That Will Change Your Life This Year Nicole Cammorata. tanorexic 195 tanorexic (tan-uh- REK-sik), adjective A slang term describing a condition wherein a person is ...
Nicole Cammorata, 2012
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The New York Times Book Reviews 2000
Jonathan Keates 's books include "Henry Purcell: A Life" and "Handel: The Man and His Music. " June 4. 2000 A Tanorexic in the Family Bui it 's not David Sedarts. It 's his sister. And there 's more. . . . By JONATHAN REYNOLDS ME TALK ...
New York Times Staff, Of The Ny Staff, Staff of the New York Times, 2001
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Me Talk Pretty One Day
Entertainment Weekly on Barrel Fever Sidesplitting Not one of the essays in this new collection failed to crack me up; frequently I was helpless. The New York Times Book Review on Naked
David Sedaris, 2009
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I smirt, you stooze, they krump: can you still speak English?
1 informal obsessed with having a permanent deep tan and compelled to use tanning machines more than is healthy | n. 2 a tanorexic person [a blend of tan and anorexic] ... a 28-year-old law student from Glasgow, is a typical tanorexic.
Justin Crozier, Cormac McKeown, Elspeth Summers, 2006
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Rapidex Enrich Your Word Power
... Transide Textfusion Tweep Twi-heart Twitterverse Textersation Texative Textervation Theosophia Tanorexic Todarrow Transbarrassed Typonese Tindow Tramped Touron Texpose Transcomputational Textability efficient than the memory of ...
Pustak Mahal Editorial
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High School Prom: Marketing, Morals and the American Teen
... Lietz thought her skin was too pale to look good in her white prom dress, so she went to a tanning salon in Annapolis, Maryland. What seemed like a good idea at the time turned into a 20-minute-a-day compulsion. “I became a 'tanorexic ,'” ...
Ann Anderson, 2012
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Language Exploration and Awareness: A Resource Book for Teachers
... like bling-bling, metrosexual, minizzle, tanorexic, and sweet are terms used because others in the group or network use them. If you use these terms, you're part of the group. I might add that trying to be knowledgeable about current slang is ...
Larry Andrews, 2013
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Centre College 2012
Though there are no tanorexic, bleach blonde bimbos like there are at big state schools. There is an abundence of very pretty, smart, classy girls who can actually hold an intelligent conversation. Centre has a bad reputation for not having the ...
Aaron Edwards, 2011
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Pride, Prejudice and Cheese Grits
You developed feelings for him, would love for him to dump the tanorexic gold digger, but in the end, you got your act together. No harm, no foul.” “I guess I'm just disappointed. I thought I was a better person than that.” It was Rebecca's turn to ...
Mary Jane Hathaway, 2014
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Eye to Eye
AsI'm collating today's packet of material tohand outtothe class,a tall, tanorexic woman who looksclosetomy age,butofan entirely different genus of female, enters theroom. She'd probably be pretty were she not wearing afull poundof makeup, ...
Grace/P.J. Grant/MacAllister, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TANOREXIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tanorexic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Self-confessed tanorexic has six sunbeds a week and uses liquid …
“For the first couple of days of a holiday, I'd use some factor 8 on my nose to stop it burning,” said the self-confessed tanorexic. ”After that, I'd use liquid paraffin ... «BreakingNews.ie, Jul 15»
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Kate Upton was "a tanorexic" when she was younger
She said: "I was a little tanorexic growing up in Florida, but I'm a lot smarter now. "And, oh my god, I love my dermatologist, Marjan Hafizi, who's based in Beverly ... «NZCity, Jul 15»
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Teen 'tanorexic' smeared herself in paraffin for the ultimate year …
"For the first couple of days of a holiday, I'd use some factor 8 on my nose to stop it burning," said the self-confessed tanorexic. "After that, I'd use liquid paraffin ... «BT.com, Jun 15»
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Tanorexic left with skin 15 YEARS older than her real age thanks to …
Few people are immune to the lure of a healthy sun-kissed glow, with the majority of Britons more likely to complain of being too pale rather than too bronzed. «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
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'Tanorexic' Mum Who Had A Cancerous 'Rodent Ulcer' Warns …
Jo Irving, 32, a self-confessed 'Tanorexic', started using sunbeds when she was just 14 years old but says she would never go near one again after doctors gave ... «Huffington Post UK, Aug 14»
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Pregnant 'tanorexic' is diagnosed with skin cancer after tiny blemish …
Self-confessed tanorexic Jo Irving, left when tanned and right now, was diagnosed with skin cancer in April 2012, after refusing to ditch her sunbed addiction ... «Daily Mail, Aug 14»
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Tanorexic” Social Media Star Kurt Coleman Shares “The Darkest …
This is the kind of philosophy that dominates self-proclaimed tanorexic Instagram sensation Kurt Coleman's life. And while he takes his spray tanning very ... «In Touch Weekly, Jul 14»
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Tanorexic - I'm Addicted To Tanning
Tanning Addict Tanorexic - I'm Addicted To Tanning SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/Oc61Hj. Sarah Willman is a mom of two who can't stop tanning because she's ... «YouTube, May 13»
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'Tanorexic' Patricia Krentcil plans UK move to continue use of sunbeds
THE American sunbed addict, dubbed the world's first “tanorexic”, plans to beat bans from US salons – by moving to Britain. Mum-of-five Patricia Krentcil is a ... «The Sun, Feb 13»
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TANOREXIC WORLD OF PAULA DEEN!
Southern cooking queen PAULA DEEN has traded her near-addiction to fatty foods for what appears to be an obsession with spray tanning! The popular TV ... «The National Enquirer, Feb 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Tanorexic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tanorexic>. Apr 2024 ».
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