humid / humidity – hot and damp conditions
- Celeste found the climate in Florida too humid and moved to California where it
was still hot but with less humidity.
stifling – uncomfortable hot; can make you feel breathless.
- The heat of the day was stifling so the expedition travelled only at night when it
was cooler.
sweltering – extremely hot.
- My classroom is sweltering in the summer so I take the children outside and we
have lessons in the shade of a large tree.
close – warm and uncomfortable.
- We don’t have a humid climate in the UK but in summer it is often close which
leaves you feeling sweaty and lethargic.
warm – a temperature in between hot and cold.
- Feeling the warm spring sunshine on your face is such a treat after the long, cold
months of winter.
sunburn – painful red skin caused by being in the sun too long.
exposed to sunlight – allowing strong sunshine to fall on the skin.
- It’s important to limit our exposure to sunlight as sunburn can lead to skin cancer.
suntan / tanned – brown skin caused by long periods of exposure to sunlight.
- Jay got a great suntan on his sailing holiday in Greece and arrived home
looking tanned and healthy.
sunscreen / suntan lotion – a cream or lotion that protects the skin from the
damaging UV (ultraviolet) rays of the sun.
- As children, we were never allowed out to play in the sun without sunscreen on.
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