to tincture

Examples

• All

• The darkness of the night was tinctured by moonlight from over the ocean.

  Fiction book (1998)

• If this is itself not a wish lightly tinctured with melancholy (but one with attitude!), then what other desires does it reveal?

  Academic text (2007)

• "And the torches were lit by the grandchildren of those whose blood he had once tinctured the Nile.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Finally, the coastal zone represents an unparalleled recreational resource, providing days tinctured with sun, clean sand and water, and pristine air.

  Academic text (1990)

• He tossed the tooth in the trash and swallowed a shot of Virginia Gentleman, the bourbon tinctured by a drop of his blood.

  Fiction book (2000)

• A sorrel horse, strong as Hercules and more red than brown; red as glory, they said, its mane and tail lighter, something like honey tinctured with a few drops of blood.

  Fiction book (1993)

• A large reader board for the multiplex, the only thing illuminated against a ghostly sky tinctured with the first gray drops of early light, advertised a number of the films I hadn't yet seen.

  Fiction book (1999)

• It was an odor that tickled the nostrils, almost stinging, like menthol but tinctured with something repellent, like an opened grave.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The artist tinctured the canvas with vibrant hues to evoke emotions in the viewers.

• Her laugh was tinctured with joy, making everyone around her smile.

Synonyms

I

to infuse

vsto tincture

37 4.6

Fill someone or something with a feeling like confidence

is more subtle and may not fill completely

S

to salt

vsto tincture

5 7.4

To add small interesting details to something to make it more lively

focuses on changing overall quality or color rather than small decorative details

T

to tinge

vsto tincture

1 4.8

To add a small amount of color or feeling to something

can fill more fully or subtly affect rather than only adding a small amount

Antonyms

R

to remove

∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

Compounds

T

tincture of iodine

• Specialized

1 4.6

A liquid of iodine in alcohol used to clean cuts and prevent infection

C

camphorated tincture of opium

• Archaic

9.9

A liquid medicine made from opium and camphor that treats diarrhea and eases pain

G

guaiac tincture

• Specialized

9.9

A liquid doctors use to check for hidden blood in samples

T

tincture of opium

• NSFW

9.9

A strong liquid medicine made from opium and alcohol to relieve pain or diarrhea

How Tinted

to pervade

22 6.7

to imbue

22 6.9

to tincture

• Literature

1 8.4

to tinge

1 4.8

Surface Forms

Etymology