tint
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3.6
- noun
- /tɪnt/
:
toque
- A little tint of sourness, but overall it's pretty good.
Do I have a nice little tint or a glow about me or a burn?
- Do I have a nice little tint or a glow about me or a burn?
Examples
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When Ba plunges his hands into the fish tank, I detect the subtle tint of blood in the water.
Fiction book (1995) -
There's a sepia tint to the Bronx chapters, a rare hint of nostalgia, but little trace of autobiography.
Academic text (1997) -
Just a tint of something here and there.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the morning, apply a thin, even layer of the tint onto the skin and repeat to build coverage if desired.
Blog text (12) -
I have all my lip glosses that have some tint to them.
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Very, very light, kind of like white with maybe the teeniest tint of blush pink in there.
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And these are good because they do have a tint of green, but it's very subtle and it doesn't leave that kind of ashy, ashy thing on the skin.
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The painting had a gentle tint of blue that made it feel calm.
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I noticed a tint of red in her cheeks after spending time in the sun.
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The sky was beautiful with a tint of orange at sunset.
Synonyms
492
3.3
A small sign that something was there
153
1.5
A very small amount of something you can taste, see, or feel
127
3.8
A small amount that makes something a little different
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3.5
A small sign that something is there
15
4.4
A small amount of color or feeling in something
1
7.7
A small amount of a color or feeling that is easy to miss
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5.5
A weak quality that is hard to hear or see
Compounds
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Tint used to mean a small amount comes from the idea of adding a little color, since the root ting- means 'to dye'. So a tint of sadness or excitement is just a small touch or trace of that feeling.