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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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: dye for the hair
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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
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
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 30 Oct. 2025
The launch comes after Xiaomi last summer started selling smart glasses in China that let users tap the frame to change the lens tint.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
The Camry, which had heavily tinted windows, was located at the scene.
—Kyani Reid, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The silky, lightweight formula melts right in and leaves behind a natural, glowy tint that evens things out without feeling heavy or greasy.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 30 Oct. 2025
The launch comes after Xiaomi last summer started selling smart glasses in China that let users tap the frame to change the lens tint.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
Max out the cream cheese theme by adding swirls or dollops of rich and tangy Cream Cheese Frosting (below) tinted with gel or paste food coloring in your favorite festive holiday hues.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
The Camry, which had heavily tinted windows, was located at the scene.
—Kyani Reid, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Tint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tint. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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tint
1 of 2 noun1
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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