tinge

tinge

noun

Definition of TINGE

a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished <there's a bluish tinge to your lips—you must be freezing!>

Synonyms cast, hue, shade, tincture, tinge, 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