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tincture

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of tincture

a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished

a ragged shirt that seemed to be stained with the tincture of blood

Synonyms of tincture

cast, color, hue, shade, tinge, tint, tone

Words Related to tincture

overtone, undertone

primary color, secondary color, tertiary color

brightness, chroma, chromaticity, contrast, lightness, saturation, value

coloration, coloring, colorway, pigmentation

Near Antonyms of tincture

tincture

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of tincture

to give color or a different color to

clouds tinctured by the rays of the setting sun

Synonyms of tincture

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

Words Related to tincture

brighten, lighten

darken, embrown, tone (down)

checker, dapple, daub, fleck, marble, mottle, pattern, polychrome, speck, speckle, streak, striate, stripe, variegate

Near Antonyms of tincture

blanch, bleach, whiten

Antonyms of tincture

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