tint

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noun

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

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
This pair also comes in various tints to suit your preference. Marisa Petrarca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024 Today’s windows are also often more energy efficient, with special films or tints to block UV rays and filter out heat, so window coverings are not always required to safeguard art or maintain interior temperatures. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2024 As with any self-respecting photo editing app, Photoshop Express can adjust exposure, shadows, highlights, color temperature, tint, and saturation. PCMAG, 26 Jan. 2024 Plus, shoppers are equally as impressed with the skin tint. Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024 Elkins said windshield tints up to 70% are very light and would appear clear to many people. Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 25 Jan. 2024 Those have been joined by gold and bronze pearl, which deliver a universally flattering sheer bronze tint courtesy of ethically and sustainably sourced mica. Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 To put it simply, Korean beauty has changed the standards of skin care around the globe: Double-cleansing, essences, cushion compacts, lip tints, and the newer multi balms all originated in Korea, where the latest additions to multistep skin-care routines continue to inspire innovation worldwide. Sarah Han, Allure, 26 Feb. 2024 For a barely there tint of color on your white walls, this tranquil gray creates a relaxing environment in all rooms of your home. Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
Verb
At the same time, the sun’s rays seemed to shine through many blossoms, finding the subtle pinkness in them, suggesting that they were subtly tinted windows. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024 Debra was preoccupied with Jennette's appearance, encouraging her to count calories, whiten her teeth and tint her eyelashes starting at 10 years old. Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024 For example, Foss says open water swimming goggles should be tinted to reduce the sun's brightness, mirrored to deflect additional light, and fog-resistant to prevent having to stop and clear your goggles. Marisa Petrarca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024 Within the burials, the team unearthed troves of green bones and skeletons — the remains were tinted green in the centuries following their burial when metal processing factories were built atop the graves. Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2024 Each painting is twenty-four by eighteen inches, and is executed in wistfully monochromatic acrylic with oil glazes, lightly tinted, on wood panels. David Owen, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024 There’s also a spate of new products that delve deeper into various skin conditions, including two spot treatments, one for inflammatory acne and one for non-inflammatory acne, and a sunscreen in two formulas, tinted and non-tinted. Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 The car has tinted windows and a Georgia license plate with the number TBZ4664. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024 Trump’s gauntlet shows how this year’s election has been tinted by his grievances as much as any policy differences with President Joe Biden and the Democrats. Rachel Looker, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2024

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of tint was in 1717

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Cite this Entry

“Tint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tint. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

tint

1 of 2 noun
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

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