tint

Definition of Tint in English :

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Noun

1. shade, tincture, tint, tone

a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

Example Sentences:
'after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted'

Verb

2. tinct, tinge, tint, touch

color lightly

Example Sentences:
'her greying hair was tinged blond'
'the leaves were tinged red in November'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tint

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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

verb

8. (transitive)

to colour or tinge

9. (transitive)

to change or influence slightly

his answer was tinted by his prior knowledge

10. (intransitive)

to acquire a tint

Tint

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noun

1.

a delicate or pale color or hue; tinge

2.

a color or a shading of a color; esp., a gradation of a color with reference to its mixture with white

3.

a dye for the hair

4. Engraving

an even shading produced by fine parallel lines

5. Printing

a light-colored background, as for an illustration

verb transitive

6.

to give a tint to

Tint

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n.

1. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation.

2. A gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation.

3. A barely detectable amount or degree; a trace.

4. A shaded effect in engraving produced by fine, close, parallel lines.

5. Printing A panel of light color on which matter in another color is to be printed, as in an illustration.

6. A dye for the hair.

tr. & intr.v. tint·ed, tint·ing, tints

To give a tint to or take on a tint.

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