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noun

plural of tint

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of tint

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

Noun

Even the delivery system keeps evolving, from mousses and gels to tints. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026 In fact, many mineral sunscreens now come with tints that add color to your skin rather than strip it away. — Alison Abbey Hudak, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 Juveniles are pale brown with tints of bronze and green on the wings and back. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 While other skin tints are made thick and rich like a moisturizer, this one is most comparable to a runny serum. — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026 Unlike traditional full-coverage foundations that require careful blending and precise color matching, skin tints simply even out the complexion while allowing your natural skin to shine through. — Marci Robin, Allure, 13 Aug. 2026 Participants will learn how to use pastel tints and expressive doodles to design ocean waves, seashells, coral, seaweed, and coastal plants. — Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026

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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tints

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

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

Verb

Advocates argue carts are silent, occupy less space than tourist vans and buses, and don’t choke the air with exhaust that also stains historic monuments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
The man lies a few yards behind them, but the image stains her field of vision.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of stains

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

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

Definition of dyes

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

Along with many of the brand’s red light therapy tools, this device helps minimize fine lines and wrinkles, brightens your complexion, and, well, makes your skin look better.

— Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
And as a lamp lights up a dark room, our faithfulness to God brightens the path for others, including government officials, to be more faithful, too.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026

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