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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

achromatism

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

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

decolorize

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