tint
Americannoun
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a color or a variety of a color; hue.
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a color diluted with white; a color of less than maximum purity, chromo, or saturation.
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a delicate or pale color.
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any of various commercial dyes for the hair.
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Engraving. a uniform shading, as that produced by a series of fine parallel lines.
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Also called tint block. Printing. a faintly or lightly colored background upon which an illustration or the like is to be printed.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a shade of a colour, esp a pale one
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a colour that is softened or desaturated by the addition of white
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a tinge
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a semipermanent dye for the hair
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a trace or hint
a tint of jealousy in his voice
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engraving uniform shading, produced esp by hatching
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printing a panel of colour serving as a background to letters or other matter
verb
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(tr) to colour or tinge
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(tr) to change or influence slightly
his answer was tinted by his prior knowledge
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(intr) to acquire a tint
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of tint
First recorded in 1710–20; variant of tinct
Explanation
A tint is a shade or type of color. You might describe ocean water during a storm as having tints of green and gray. After you play with your dog in the snow, your cold cheeks might take on a tint of pink. And an artist might change the color of the sky in a painting with a tint of purple. Tint is also a verb, meaning "shade" or "color very slightly." So rinsing beets will probably tint your white sink. Before it evolved into tint, the word was tinct, from the Latin tinctus, "a dyeing."
Vocabulary lists containing tint
Visual Arts - Introductory
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Example Sentences
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Scores of visitors have flocked to Bellflower’s Speedy Auto Tint & Detail to gaze upon the L.A.-centric 54-foot-by-10-foot painting.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2023
Tint the buttercream using gel food coloring, if desired.
From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2022
Tint Swe said Myanmar wants to be a good neighbor to Bangladesh and remains committed “to receive verified returnees in a voluntary, safe and dignified manner” as called for in a November 2017 bilateral agreement.
From Washington Times • Sep. 29, 2020
Tint Swe said Myanmar wants to be a good neighbor to Bangladesh and remains committed “to receive verified returnees in a voluntary, safe and dignified manner” as called for in a November 2017 bilateral agreement.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2020
Tint pink with color paste and when cool but not set, fold in a cupful of cream whipped solid.
From The Myrtle Reed Cook Book by Reed, Myrtle
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