tint
noun
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
Example Sentences
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The red and blue of the women’s clothing echo the tints of the rainbow itself, as do smaller, random flecks of color throughout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
It manifests now in a brittleness that tints their everyday exchanges as ossifying empty nesters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
The court heard the off-duty officer knocked on his tinted passenger window and said: "Get rid of your tints and get off your phone."
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2025
In general, colors that are tints, tones and shades of the same color will blend well together as will colors that are complimentary on a color wheel.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
Beyond and above spread an expanse of sky, dark blue as at twilight: rising into the sky was a woman’s shape to the bust, portrayed in tints as dusk and soft as I could combine.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
