tint
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2.5
- noun
- /tɪnt/
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matiz
- It has kind of a pink tint to it, but I love it.
- a brown tint
- a blue tint
- a red tint
So it does give like a light tint like a reddish pink tint.
- So it does give like a light tint like a reddish pink tint.
- But as far as like a tint, that's kind of cool.
Examples
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The sun is beginning its descent, and the sky is taking on a reddish tint.
Fiction book (1993) -
The moonlight gave the hayloft a tint of sickly pale white.
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I want to show you guys this Pretty Little skin tint, very pretty.
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This is very light and yes, the tint works on everyone.
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And, obviously, we need more teams with a tint of red as their primary color.
Blog text (12) -
You are like the tint that, added to a palette, makes the color beautiful.
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The room took on lavender tints as thin smoke filled it.
Fiction book (2002) -
I noticed the bluish tint to his fingertips and his lips.
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Far above, in the upper reaches of the forest canopy, Whittlesey could see golden tints of sunlight.
Fiction book (1996) -
The painter used a subtle tint of blue to enhance the sky in his artwork.
Synonyms
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3.8
A small amount that makes something a little different
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3.5
A slight variation of a color, like a darker blue
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3.9
A particular shade of color, like blue or red
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4.2
A small difference between similar things, often in color or meaning
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7.7
A small amount of a color or feeling that is easy to miss
A shade of yellow, like pale or bright yellow
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Etymology
Tint comes from an old word that meant 'to dye', the root ting- that you also see in tincture and tinge. So a tint is a small shade or slight change of color.