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undertint

[uhn-der-tint]

noun

  1. a subdued tint.

undertint

/ ˈʌndəˌtɪnt /

noun

  1. a slight, subdued, or delicate tint

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Word History and Origins

Origin of undertint1

First recorded in 1880–85; under- + tint
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Example Sentences

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Undertint, un′dėr-tint, n. a subdued tint.

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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.

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