tinge

¹tinge

transitive verb \ˈtinj\

tingedtinge·ing or ting·ing \ˈtin-jiŋ\

Definition of TINGE

1

a : to color with a slight shade or stain : tint

b : to affect or modify with a slight odor or taste

2

: to affect or modify in character

Examples of TINGE

1. The ink tinged his fingers blue.
2. <just slightly tinge the frosting with yellow food coloring to give it a lemony look>

Origin of TINGE

Latin tingere to dip, moisten, tinge; akin to Greek tengein to moisten and probably to Old High German dunkōn to dip

First Known Use: 1577

Related to TINGE

Synonyms

bepaint [archaic], dye, paint, pigment, stain, tincture, color, tint

Antonyms

decolorize

Related Words

brighten, lighten; darken, embrown, tone (down); checker, dapple, daub, fleck, marble, mottle, pattern, polychrome, speck, speckle, streak, striate, stripe, variegate

Near Antonyms

blanch, bleach, whiten

Rhymes with TINGE

binge, cringe, dinge, fringe, hinge, singe, springe, swinge, twinge, whinge

²tinge

noun

Definition of TINGE

1

: a slight staining or suffusing shade or color

2

: an affective or modifying property or influence : touch <a tinge of guilt>

Examples of TINGE

1. showing a tinge of color
2. dark hair with reddish tinges

First Known Use of TINGE

1752

Related to TINGE

Synonyms

cast, hue, shade, tincture, color, tint, tone

Related Words

overtone, undertone; primary color, secondary color, tertiary color; brightness, chroma, chromaticity, contrast, lightness, saturation, value; coloration, coloring, colorway, pigmentation

Near Antonyms

achromatism

Other Color Terms

argentine, cerise, cerulean, cyan, ocher, perse, puce, taupe, vermilion