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: a variation of a color produced by adding white to it and characterized by a low saturation with relatively high lightness
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: dye for the hair
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: a usually slight modifying quality or characteristic : touch
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: a shaded effect in engraving produced by fine parallel lines close together
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: a panel of light color serving as background
Synonyms
Examples of tint in a Sentence
Noun
a photo with a sepia tint
green with a yellowish tint
She got a red tint at the salon.
Verb
They tinted the water with blue dye.
if you tint that blue paint with this yellow paint, you should get a nice shade of green
Recent Examples on the Web
Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
As a bonus, some of these formulas leave dewy finishes that rival our favorite highlighters and skin tints.
—Kathleen Suico, Allure, 13 Apr. 2024
The products range from $18 for the lip serum to $28 for the skin tint (which comes in 36 shades) and is available on ulta.com and wynbeauty.com.
—Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Her dream is made into a reality with 10 products including Featuring You, a hydrating skin tint with SPF 30, Word of Mouth, a matte lipstick, and GlideLine, a waterproof liquid liner.
—Akili King, Essence, 3 Apr. 2024
The rooster version had an orange tint, while the Underwood showed a brick-red hue.
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
Her top pick is the OPI Nail Lacquer in Glazed N Amused, which adds a pearly shine with a subtle pink tint to the nail.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2024
Opt for the clear to get that no-makeup look or one of the tints for a kiss of color—Sinay is a big fan of the Irie Rose.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2024
This pair comes in a range of dark tint options to suit different preferences and conditions.
—Marisa Petrarca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024
Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2024
That’s the moral calculus: War is hell, and any depiction of it should be tinted with the reality of violence and death.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Smith said the car was a gray or light-blue four-door sedan that is heavily tinted.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
In several body-cam videos, multiple officers can be seen exiting an unmarked vehicle and surrounding Reed’s car, which had tinted windows.
—Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The dial plate is made of a sapphire crystal that is tinted just enough to allow light to pass through and pre-energize the readings, which are coated in a luminous pigment.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
The brand makes that too: Elta MD tinted sunscreen.
—Glamour, 29 Mar. 2024
Wingard just wants to tint one monster hot pink, another one gold and another the opalescent shimmer of a 12-year-old’s first bottle of nail polish.
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
At the same time, the sun’s rays seemed to shine through many blossoms, finding the subtle pinkness in them, suggesting that they were subtly tinted windows.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Noun
They are lit from the L.E.D. panels, and thus don’t assume the telltale green-screen tint.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
As a bonus, some of these formulas leave dewy finishes that rival our favorite highlighters and skin tints.
—Kathleen Suico, Allure, 13 Apr. 2024
The products range from $18 for the lip serum to $28 for the skin tint (which comes in 36 shades) and is available on ulta.com and wynbeauty.com.
—Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Her dream is made into a reality with 10 products including Featuring You, a hydrating skin tint with SPF 30, Word of Mouth, a matte lipstick, and GlideLine, a waterproof liquid liner.
—Akili King, Essence, 3 Apr. 2024
The rooster version had an orange tint, while the Underwood showed a brick-red hue.
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
Her top pick is the OPI Nail Lacquer in Glazed N Amused, which adds a pearly shine with a subtle pink tint to the nail.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2024
Opt for the clear to get that no-makeup look or one of the tints for a kiss of color—Sinay is a big fan of the Irie Rose.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2024
This pair comes in a range of dark tint options to suit different preferences and conditions.
—Marisa Petrarca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024
Verb
The product itself is tinted to give a healthy yet very subtle glow.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2024
That’s the moral calculus: War is hell, and any depiction of it should be tinted with the reality of violence and death.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Smith said the car was a gray or light-blue four-door sedan that is heavily tinted.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
In several body-cam videos, multiple officers can be seen exiting an unmarked vehicle and surrounding Reed’s car, which had tinted windows.
—Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The dial plate is made of a sapphire crystal that is tinted just enough to allow light to pass through and pre-energize the readings, which are coated in a luminous pigment.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
The brand makes that too: Elta MD tinted sunscreen.
—Glamour, 29 Mar. 2024
Wingard just wants to tint one monster hot pink, another one gold and another the opalescent shimmer of a 12-year-old’s first bottle of nail polish.
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
At the same time, the sun’s rays seemed to shine through many blossoms, finding the subtle pinkness in them, suggesting that they were subtly tinted windows.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
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tint
1 of 2 noun1
a
: a slight or pale coloring
b
: any of various shades of a color
2
: a variation of a color made by adding white to it
tint
2 of 2 verb
: to give or apply a tint or color to
tinted glasses
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