1
: made tawny or brown by exposure to the sun : tanned
bronzed skin
… holiday homes and shopwindows hopefully displaying images of bronzed beauties.John Updike
2
: coated with a substance to create the appearance of bronze
a bronzed sculpture
bronzed baby shoes

Examples of bronzed in a Sentence

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Her blue eyes popped next to her bronzed cheekbones and black mascara. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 June 2025 Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs Tanning Water is the ultimate shortcut to flawlessly bronzed legs. Jenny Berg, Vogue, 2 June 2025 Enter these glow drops, the safe solution for a naturally bronzed look. Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 For example, this year, emphasis on the eyebrows means lightening them, not tinting or filling them in, and skin and lip looks are taking inspiration from South Korea, a country that famously shuns the bronzed summer aesthetic so many people love in the US. Sophia Panych, Allure, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bronzed

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bronzed was in 1842

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“Bronzed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bronzed. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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