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tint

[ tint ]

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.


verb (used with object)

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

tint

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈtinter, noun
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Other Words From

  • non·tinted adjective
  • over·tint verb
  • over·tint noun
  • re·tint verb (used with object)
  • un·tinted adjective
  • well-tinted adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tint1

First recorded in 1710–20; variant of tinct
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tint1

C18: from earlier tinct
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Example Sentences

Sharon Tuschick was heading to the coast with her husband for the day and said blue tinted lights drove her "insane".

From BBC

In his research, Beyelia found that the primer used to prep the tank when it was completed in October 1952 had an orange tint.

“In the morning, I like to use my Bubble face wash and my Bubble Cloud Surf moisturizer and my Bubble tinted sunscreen,” Naiya said.

The same video shows Tharpe walking up to a vehicle with tinted windows, which reflected his image, prosecutors said.

Thursday morning, the charred yacht was lying on its side, and the water around it was tinted red from the diesel fuel dumped from the vessel.

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