tint

American  

[tint] / tɪnt /

noun

1. a color or a variety of a color; hue.

2. a color diluted with white; a color of less than maximum purity, chromo, or saturation.

3. a delicate or pale color.

4. any of various commercial dyes for the hair.

5. Engraving. a uniform shading, as that produced by a series of fine parallel lines.

6. Also called tint block.  Printing. a faintly or lightly colored background upon which an illustration or the like is to be printed.

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verb (used with object)

1. to apply a tint or tints to; color slightly or delicately; tinge.

tint British  

/ tɪnt /

noun

1. a shade of a colour, esp a pale one

2. a colour that is softened or desaturated by the addition of white

3. a tinge

4. a semipermanent dye for the hair

5. a trace or hint

   a tint of jealousy in his voice

6. engraving uniform shading, produced esp by hatching

7. printing a panel of colour serving as a background to letters or other matter

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verb

1. (tr) to colour or tinge

2. (tr) to change or influence slightly

   his answer was tinted by his prior knowledge

3. (intr) to acquire a tint

Other Word Forms

• nontinted adjective
• overtint verb
• retint verb (used with object)
• tinter noun
• untinted adjective
• well-tinted adjective

Etymology

Origin of tint

First recorded in 1710–20; variant of tinct

Example Sentences

The light around them had a blue tint, and even though the gray sky hid the sun, they could see the clear outline of a crescent moon.

From Literature

It seems apt that the glasses she uses at her computer to ease her eye strain are tinted rose.

From The Wall Street Journal

It thickened the broth instantly, tinting it orange and infusing it with oily richness.

From Literature

She’s gotten so thin you can see the outline of bones in her hands, and her skin has this yellowish white tint to it, like when you stay in cold water for too long.

From Literature

At the time, he wore a bullet-proof vest and was driven around in an armored car with tinted windows.

From BBC

Related Words

• coloration
• complexion
• glow
• hue
• tinge