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.
Origin and Etymology of tint
alteration of earlier tinct, from Latin tinctus act of dyeing, from tingere to tinge
First Known Use: 1717
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
1791
First Known Use of tint
1791
TINT Defined for English Language Learners
tint
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
tint
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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