tint
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
a color diluted with white; a color of less than maximum purity, chromo, or saturation.
a delicate or pale color.
any of various commercial dyes for the hair.
Engraving. a uniform shading, as that produced by a series of fine parallel lines.
Also called tint block .Printing. a faintly or lightly colored background upon which an illustration or the like is to be printed.
to apply a tint or tints to; color slightly or delicately; tinge.
Origin of tint
1Other words from tint
- non·tint·ed, adjective
- o·ver·tint, verb
- o·ver·tint, noun
- re·tint, verb (used with object)
- un·tint·ed, adjective
- well-tinted, adjective
Words that may be confused with tint
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How to use tint in a sentence
From these photographs three tint blocks are made which to the eye in many cases look exactly alike.
A History of the McGuffey Readers | Henry H. VailIts use is very extensive in the making of tint blocks or color work, used either in connection with line or halftone key plates.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | Various
British Dictionary definitions for tint
/ (tɪnt) /
a shade of a colour, esp a pale one
a colour that is softened or desaturated by the addition of white
a tinge
a semipermanent dye for the hair
a trace or hint: a tint of jealousy in his voice
engraving uniform shading, produced esp by hatching
printing a panel of colour serving as a background to letters or other matter
(tr) to colour or tinge
(tr) to change or influence slightly: his answer was tinted by his prior knowledge
(intr) to acquire a tint
Origin of tint
1Derived forms of tint
- tinter, noun
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