as in shades
a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished
her eyes have a greenish tint
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as in paints
to give color or a different color to
if you tint that blue paint with this yellow paint, you should get a nice shade of green
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Recent Examples of tints
Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Buyers can only choose body colors and leather tints.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
The legislation also prohibits red or yellow tints.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Instead of classic fruity flavors, Glossier cooked up a lip balm with Magnolia Bakery and Tarte joined forces with Dunkin' on lip tints.
—Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
These aren’t your run-of-the-mill wimpy tints.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
But in most other cases, Apple seems happy to take older icons and automatically modify them to match Tahoe's theming rather than letting old, non-updated icons stick out as all the other icons on your system change their colors and tints.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
The rules for dark tints apply to reflective tints.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Traditionally, the Half-Yearly Sale happens around the end of May and again in December, granting Anniversary-level savings of up to 60 percent off on skin tints, hand creams, lip glosses, LED face masks, and everything in between.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
While most tints are dark, and meant to keep light out, there are tints on the market that reflect light.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Buyers can only choose body colors and leather tints.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
The legislation also prohibits red or yellow tints.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Instead of classic fruity flavors, Glossier cooked up a lip balm with Magnolia Bakery and Tarte joined forces with Dunkin' on lip tints.
—Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
These aren’t your run-of-the-mill wimpy tints.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
But in most other cases, Apple seems happy to take older icons and automatically modify them to match Tahoe's theming rather than letting old, non-updated icons stick out as all the other icons on your system change their colors and tints.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
The rules for dark tints apply to reflective tints.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Traditionally, the Half-Yearly Sale happens around the end of May and again in December, granting Anniversary-level savings of up to 60 percent off on skin tints, hand creams, lip glosses, LED face masks, and everything in between.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Anyone who tints or colors their hair knows all about this.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tints
Noun
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Kate Moss wore just a blazer and shades to the Saint Laurent show.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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For those of us with cool undertones, like olive, blue, or pink, fall shades like ash brown and jet black are some of Bailey’s favorite timeless shades.—
Essence,
Essence,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sanchez could challenge how the available video has been interpreted and might share information that paints him in a more favorable light.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Research regarding the effectiveness of Instagram's teen safety features, as reported by child-safety advocacy groups and corroborated by researchers at Northeastern University (September 25, 2025), paints a different picture.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ross passed the day's examination with flying colors, barely flinching at the rubber chicken.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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The complex is decorated in the school colors, red and black with the Bobcat logo prominently displayed.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Blood still regularly stains the floors of the Coliseum’s rings.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With its sleek, wedge midsole, signature ‘fang’ toebox, and rich autumnal hues of navy and brown, the design channels a retro ’70s vibe.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2025
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Last year, Kardashians decorations took a spookier turn, with the reality star’s house being decorated with creepy floating ghosts, witches brooms and piles of pumpkins in shades of traditional orange — plus green, white and hues of brown — and covered in sprawling vines.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After all, the moody duet features the gorgeously contrasting tones of Bon Iver's Justin Vernon with Swift's more delicate vocals as the two portray exes who are parsing what went wrong in their relationship.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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For example, swapping silver and white for gold and brass is one way of easily bringing in warm fall tones.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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My favorite is Phlur’s Vanilla Skin deodorant, which is clinically tested to last 48 hours, doesn’t contain ingredients like aluminum or baking soda, and offers a skin-loving formula with BHA that brightens underarms.—
Brittany Leitner,
StyleCaster,
1 Oct. 2025
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Jon Clark’s no-place-to-hide lighting unnervingly brightens Beckett’s shadowy world but without losing its sense of dread, allowing both light and dark at the end of this infinite tunnel.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Tints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tints. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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