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tint

UK/tɪnt/ US/ˈtɪnt/ rare informal
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color

  • “after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted”
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verb

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Origin

Alteration of earlier tinct, influenced by French teinte (“tint”), from Latin tīnctus (“dyed”), past participle of verb tingō (“tinge”). Doublet of tent (“kind of red wine”). Cognate with Dutch tint, Estonian tint, French teinte, German Tinte, Hungarian tinta, Italian tinta, Luxembourgish Tintin, Portuguese tinta, and Spanish tinta.

Phrases

  • tint block
  • tint tool

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