tint

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noun

1
a
: a usually slight or pale coloration : hue
b
: 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

tint

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verb

tinted; tinting; tints

transitive verb

: to impart or apply a tint to : color
tinter noun

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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Noun
Once the trees store the chlorophyll, leaves are left with other chemicals that give them the tints of red, orange, and purple, known as fall colors. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025 Aside from a heaping serving of broad-spectrum SPF 50, this formula delivers nourishing additives that bridge the gap between skin tint and moisturizer. Lily Wohlner, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
The Camry, which had heavily tinted windows, was located at the scene. Kyani Reid, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025 One of the courts is even tinted a very fun pink. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tint

Word History

Etymology

Noun

alteration of earlier tinct, from Latin tinctus act of dyeing, from tingere to tinge

First Known Use

Noun

1717, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1791, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tint was in 1717

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Cite this Entry

“Tint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tint. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

tint

1 of 2 noun
1
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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