tint
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noun \ˈtint\Definition of TINT
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: a variation of a color produced by adding white to it and characterized by a low saturation with relatively high lightness
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: a usually slight modifying quality or characteristic : touch
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: a shaded effect in engraving produced by fine parallel lines close together
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: a panel of light color serving as background
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: dye for the hair
Examples of TINT
- a photo with a sepia tint
- green with a yellowish tint
- She got a red tint at the salon.
Origin of TINT
alteration of earlier tinct, from Latin tinctus act of dyeing, from tingere to tinge
First Known Use: 1717
Related to TINT
Related Words: overtone, undertone; primary color, secondary color, tertiary color; brightness, chroma, chromaticity, contrast, lightness, saturation, value; coloration, coloring, colorway, pigmentation
Near Antonyms: achromatism
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