tinct

¹

[tingkt]

verb (used with object)

1. to tinge or tint, as with color.

2. Obsolete.,  to imbue.

adjective

1. tinged; colored; flavored.

noun

1. tint; tinge; coloring.

tinct.

²

abbreviation

1. tincture.

tinct

/ tɪŋkt /

noun

1. an obsolete word for tint

adjective

1. poetic,  tinted or coloured

Word History and Origins

Origin of tinct¹

1425–75 for earlier alchemical sense; 1585–95 tinct for def. 1; 1595–1605 tinct for def. 4; late Middle English < Latin tīnctus, past participle of tingere to dye, color, tinge

Word History and Origins

Origin of tinct¹

C15: from Latin tinctus, from tingere to colour

Example Sentences

The afternoon was green; this do I recall; the haze in the atmosphere pregnant with the tinct of leaf and grass, so the water, the sky, all appeared submerged.

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Since their discovery in 2010, the ex­tinct ice age humans called Deniso­vans have been known only from bits of DNA, taken from a sliver of bone in the Denisova Cave in Siberia, Russia.

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It was a dis­tinct pleasure to have the Secretary congratulate me warmly.

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From thee the sapphire, solid ether, takes Its hue cerulean; and, of evening tinct, The purple streaming amethyst is thine.

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It has a slight "tang" of archaism—just enough to suggest "lucent sirups tinct with cinnamon," or the "spice and balm" of Miller's sea-winds.

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Related Words

• coloration 
• complexion 
• glow 
• hue 
• tinge