Definition of tint
1a : a usually slight or pale coloration : hueb : 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
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Examples of tint in a Sentence
a photo with a sepia tint
green with a yellowish tint
She got a red tint at the salon.
Recent Examples of tint from the Web
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F.A.B.'s Skin Tint sets to a natural finish but remains sheer.
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Tetrick put a rosier tint on the departures, describing the move as a strategy to give staff more power, according to an email obtained by Bloomberg.
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Ayala said the tint of her car’s windows wasn’t in violation of the law and that her license plate was properly registered and confidential.
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Beautifully Bare Sheer Tint Finishing Powder, $6 at drugstores, comes in multiple shades, including Dark/Deep and Deep.
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Overall the colors in the video footage are more true to life than those in the Vava dash cam's footage, which have a yellow-ish tint.
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Using an coral-orange lip and cheek tint, draw circles over the apples of your cheeks and a rounded triangle on the tip of your nose.
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Both Coola and La Roche Posay make a mineral sunscreen for the face with matte tint and smooth texture.
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The food is cozy, with Brazilian tints: Instead of a scone, get the cheesy gluten-free orb that is pao de queijo or a chia pudding with roasted pineapple and coconut.
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Origin and Etymology of tint
alteration of earlier tinct, from Latin tinctus act of dyeing, from tingere to tinge
Examples of tint in a Sentence
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 of tint from the Web
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In outlying buildings, car owners can buy tires and fancy wheel hubs and get their windows tinted.
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There's a rack in most stores that feature huge discounts on paint colors that were either mis-tinted or wasn't the color the customer requested.
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First Known Use of tint
1791
TINT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of tint for English Language Learners
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: a small amount of color
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: dye used to change the color of hair
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: an act of changing the color of hair by using dye
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Definition of tint for English Language Learners
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: to give a small amount of color to (something)
TINT Defined for Kids
Definition of tint for Students
1 : a slight or pale coloring
2 : a shade of a color
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