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noun

plural of tincture

as in colors

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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tincture

as in paints

to give color or a different color to clouds tinctured by the rays of the setting sun

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Recent Examples of tinctures

Noun

Spackman spent about a thousand dollars on herbs, tinctures, and oils. — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Anima Mundi Apothecary, in Venice, offers jars of loose, organic herbs as well as tinctures and sprays to beat the heat. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 Those products, including many gummies, drinks and tinctures, remain legal. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Within this framework, goji berry preparations, including tonics, tinctures, and powders, are used to support the yin of the liver, kidneys, and lungs. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026 With a history that stretches back to 1221, this is considered the world’s oldest pharmacy, where Dominican friars produced medicinal tinctures and perfumes. — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026 Functional mushrooms have moved from niche wellness shelves into mainstream supplement routines, and shoppers now face a choice that did not exist a decade ago, with mushroom powder, gummies or tinctures all on offer. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026 De Vie The hyper-seasonal, nose-to-tail dishes at De Vie are designed to pair alongside cocktails crafted from French and housemade spirits, and the nonalcoholic versions play just as large a role in the restaurant and bar’s living laboratory of infusions and tinctures. — Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026 All infusions, tinctures, and syrups are crafted entirely in-house, sometimes requiring overnight clarification to achieve the perfect flavor and texture. — Mariette Williams, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinctures

Noun

Precious little of anything survives from a millennium ago, let alone textile, let alone narrative textile, hundreds of feet of it, unfolding in scene after scene with the colors still crisp.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
With four colors and a 100 percent suede upper, this shoe is ideal for jetsetting, running post-workout errands, and everything in between.

— Essence Wiley, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of colors

Noun

In the years since, she’s built a cult following for her whimsical knits in distinctive shades and cut with a certain SoCal insouciance.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
The bombshell discovery in the little red dot spectra was that the colors of hydrogen were smeared out across multiple shades.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of shades

Verb

Turmeric tints the cream an almost glowing gold, and a heap of sharp white cheddar melts straight into the mix, giving it both body and tang.

— The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Anyone who tints or colors their hair knows all about this.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025

Definition of tints

Noun

Different atoms shine in subtly different hues, so the spectrum provided a sense of what the object’s particles were doing.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Comey’s nods to Drexler are mostly subtle, drawing from the artist’s color palette of vibrant hues from bright green and orange to cobalt blue and lilac, with an eye toward their high-contrast juxtapositions, a hallmark of Drexler’s paintings.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of hues

Noun

Floor-to-ceiling glass walls let a lot of light into the space, which is decorated in tones of gray, with dark wood herring bone floors in the bar.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
Soft neutral tones are lifted by a curved leather-and-wood headboard, striking blue wall art inspired by traditional Turkish textiles and elegant pendant lighting that gives the room warmth rather than hotel uniformity.

— Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of tones

Verb

As fans of the book may recall, Sloane dyes her hair to match her employer—no wonder Lohan and Woodley look like blonde twins!

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 13 June 2026
This information is conveyed by a hilariously avant-garde Poulter, playing the store’s manager, who dyes his hair to match each monochromatic scheme and hides his nefariousness behind a company policy that requires techno music to be played at maximum volume at all times.

— Jada Yuan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026

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