undertint

American

[uhn-der-tint] / ˈʌn dərˌtɪnt /

noun

a subdued tint.

undertint British

/ ˈʌndəˌtɪnt /

noun

a slight, subdued, or delicate tint

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Etymology

Origin of undertint

First recorded in 1880–85; under- + tint

Example Sentences

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As for Hermione, her look of happiness had returned, but with an undertint of melancholy, visible perhaps only to Garnett, but to him always hauntingly present.

From The Hermit and the Wild Woman by Wharton, Edith

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