Definition of Tint

1. Noun. A quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color. "After several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"

Exact synonyms: Shade, Tincture, Tone
Generic synonyms: Color, Coloring, Colour, Colouring
Specialized synonyms: Mellowness, Richness, Tinge, Undertone
Derivative terms: Tincture, Tone, Tone

2. Verb. Color lightly. "The leaves were tinged red in November"
Exact synonyms: Tinct, Tinge, Touch
Specialized synonyms: Henna, Tincture, Complexion
Generic synonyms: Color, Color In, Colorise, Colorize, Colour, Colour In, Colourise, Colourize
Derivative terms: Tincture, Tinge, Tinter, Tinting

Definition of Tint

1. n. A slight coloring.

2. v. t. To give a slight coloring to; to tinge.

Definition of Tint

1. Noun. A slight coloring ¹

2. Noun. A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade) ¹

3. Noun. A color considered with reference to other very similar colors; as, red and blue are different colors, but two shades of scarlet are different tints ¹

4. Noun. A shaded effect produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines ¹

5. Verb. (transitive intransitive) to shade, to color ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tint

1. to color slightly or delicately [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Tint

1. A shade of colour varying according to the amount of white admixed with the pigment. Origin: L. Tingo, pp. Tinctus, to dye (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tint

tinselry
tinsels
tinsey
tinseys
tinsful
tinsleyite
tinsmith
tinsmithies
tinsmithing
tinsmithings
tinsmiths
tinsmithy
tinsnips
tinstone
tinstones
tint (current term)
tinta
tintable
tintack
tintacks
tintamar
tintamars
tinted
tinted denture base
tinted vision
tinter
tinternell
tinters
tinticite
tintier

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