tint

noun \ ˈtint \

Definition of tint

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

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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

Her Peach Lid Tint, a non-sticky eye gloss that gives your eyelid shine and tinge of peachy color, has sold out in the U.K. three times and earned YouTube makeup star Lisa Eldridge as a fan.

— kathleen hou, The Cut, "The Secret to Getting Kristen Stewart’s Not-Too-Perfect Eye Makeup," 4 Aug. 2017
The cinnamon aspect comes from the auburn tint washed over Hyland's brown hue and extensions, courtesy of hairstylist Riawna Capri.

— rachel nussbaum, Glamour, "Sarah Hyland's New 'Cinnamon Chocolate' Hair Is the Prettiest Twist on Dark Brown," 1 Aug. 2017
F.A.B.'s Skin Tint sets to a natural finish but remains sheer.

— sable yong, Allure, "First Aid Beauty's New Skin Tint Is VERY Similar to Glossier's But They Are NOT the Same," 18 July 2017
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.

— kirsten korosec, Fortune, "Hampton Creek’s Expiration Date Gets Closer As Board Quits En Masse," 17 July 2017
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.

— mike schneider, The Seattle Times, "Anti-death penalty prosecutor pulled over in traffic stop," 13 July 2017
In a statement, Ayala said that her plates were properly registered and that her window tint did not violate Florida law.

— paula rogo, Essence.com, "Was This Black State Attorney Racially Profiled By Traffic Police?," 13 July 2017
Its tint is predicted to come in black or silver to support the circulating theory that the device will come bezel-free.

— marissa miller, Teen Vogue, "iPhone 8 Rumored to Have Mirror Finish," 10 July 2017
Beautifully Bare Sheer Tint Finishing Powder, $6 at drugstores, comes in multiple shades, including Dark/Deep and Deep.

— alison smith, Philly.com, "The very best things to buy at the drugstore," 5 July 2017

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Origin and Etymology of tint

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

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First Known Use: 1717

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tint Synonyms

Synonyms

cast, hue, shade, tincture, tinge, color, 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

tint

verb

Definition of tint

transitive verb

:to impart or apply a tint to :color

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tinter

noun

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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

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The windows will be tinted to prevent the customer from seeing the driver.

— brent snavely, Detroit Free Press, "Domino's, Ford hope to learn from mishaps in tests for self-driving cars around Ann Arbor," 29 Aug. 2017
Its charm is the eternal doubt, rose-tinted with the shadow of hope.

— hazel gaynor, Time, "Inside the Elaborate Hoax That Made British Society Believe in Fairies," 1 Aug. 2017
A much larger-than-life sculpture of a bottle of chocolate milk made of butter tinted with cocoa powder was unveiled today.

— polly campbell, Cincinnati.com, "Ohio's 2017 butter sculpture: In living color," 25 July 2017
Turns out, hot guy is an Australian rugby player named Alexis Caught, and the bath water was tinted brown due to the addition of Earl Grey tea.

— devon abelman, Allure, "Earl Grey Tea Can Help Sooth Your Summer Sunburns," 27 June 2017
Surely not every man on earth is wearing women's clothing and tinting their eyelashes?

— clive martin, CNN, "What does it really mean to be a man?," 15 June 2017
The 149,000-square-foot center is filled with sunlight and bright colors and state-of-art touches, such as the dynamic glass that automatically tints.

— sarah larimer, Washington Post, "How a vibrant new science building points to the future at Bowie State," 8 June 2017
The writing was often colorful and flamboyant, not to mention tinted with the personal bias and observations of the reporters.

— bulletin board, Twin Cities, "Sunday Bulletin Board: Every young baseball player wanted a Wilson A2000. Some got one. Some didn’t. One who didn’t, did.," 14 May 2017
In outlying buildings, car owners can buy tires and fancy wheel hubs and get their windows tinted.

— marcia heroux pounds, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Iconic Swap Shop bequeathed to family: 'It's in the will,' founder said," 1 May 2017

First Known Use of tint

1791

tint Synonyms

Synonyms

bepaint [archaic], dye, paint, pigment, stain, tincture, tinge, color

Antonyms

decolorize

Related Words

brighten, lighten; darken, embrown, tone (down); checker, dapple, daub, fleck, marble, mottle, pattern, polychrome, speck, speckle, streak, striate, stripe, variegate

Near Antonyms

blanch, bleach, whiten

Other Fine Arts Terms

Gothic, baroque, bas-relief, limn, oeuvre, pastiche, rococo, sfumato

TINT Defined for English Language Learners

tint

noun

Definition of tint for English Language Learners

: a small amount of color
: dye used to change the color of hair
: an act of changing the color of hair by using dye

tint

verb

Definition of tint for English Language Learners

: to give a small amount of color to (something)

TINT Defined for Kids

tint

noun \ ˈtint \

Definition of tint for Students

1 :a slight or pale coloring

2 :a shade of a color

tint

verb

Definition of tint for Students

tinted; tinting

:to give a tint to :color

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