tint

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noun

ˈtint 

1

a

: a usually slight or pale coloration : hue

b

: any of various lighter or darker shades of a color : tinge

2

: a variation of a color produced by adding white to it and characterized by a low saturation with relatively high lightness

3

: dye for the hair

4

: a usually slight modifying quality or characteristic : touch

5

: a shaded effect in engraving produced by fine parallel lines close together

6

: a panel of light color serving as background

tint

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verb

tinted; tinting; tints

transitive verb

: to impart or apply a tint to : color

tinter noun

Synonyms

Noun

• cast
• color
• hue
• shade
• tincture
• tinge
• tone

Verb

• bepaint [archaic]
• color
• dye
• paint
• pigment
• stain
• tincture
• tinge

Examples of tint in a Sentence

Noun

a photo with a sepia tint

green with a yellowish tint

She got a red tint at the salon.

Verb

They tinted the water with blue dye.

if you tint that blue paint with this yellow paint, you should get a nice shade of green

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Usually, their buildable tints have a lightweight texture and need a moment to settle into place, so crooked lines and out-of-place scuffs are easy fixes. —Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Sep. 2024

These are filters, not unlike the Fujifilm X100 camera’s popular digital film emulations, that tint and modulate the photos in real time, making the camera much better for skin tones and also for landscapes, which the iPhone’s default settings often wash out. —Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024

Verb

Front-side and vent windows tinted using tinting film applied on the inside must allow for at least 50% of the visible light to pass through the windows, Wisconsin law says. —Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024

Resist the urge to purchase hummingbird food tinted with red dye, which could harm the birds. —Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

alteration of earlier tinct, from Latin tinctus act of dyeing, from tingere to tinge

First Known Use

Noun

1717, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1791, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

tint

1 of 2 noun

ˈtint 

1

a

: a slight or pale coloring

b

: any of various shades of a color

2

: a variation of a color made by adding white to it

tint

2 of 2 verb

: to give or apply a tint or color to

tinted glasses