tint

tint

 (tĭnt)

n.

1. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation.

2. A gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation.

3. A barely detectable amount or degree; a trace.

4. A shaded effect in engraving produced by fine, close, parallel lines.

5. Printing A panel of light color on which matter in another color is to be printed, as in an illustration.

6. A dye for the hair.

tr. & intr.v. tint·ed, tint·ing, tints

To give a tint to or take on a tint.

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[Alteration of tinct.]

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tint′er n.

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tint

(tɪnt)

n

1. (Colours) a shade of a colour, esp a pale one

2. (Colours) a colour that is softened or desaturated by the addition of white

3. a tinge

4. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a semipermanent dye for the hair

5. a trace or hint: a tint of jealousy in his voice.

6. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) engraving uniform shading, produced esp by hatching

7. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing a panel of colour serving as a background to letters or other matter

vb

8. (tr) to colour or tinge

9. (tr) to change or influence slightly: his answer was tinted by his prior knowledge.

10. (intr) to acquire a tint

[C18: from earlier tinct]

ˈtinter n

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tint

(tɪnt)

n.

1. a variety of a color; hue.

2. a color diluted with white.

3. a delicate or pale color.

4. any of various commercial hair dyes.

5. a uniform shading, as in an engraving.

6. Also called tint′ block`. a faintly colored background upon which to print an illustration.

v.t.

7. to color slightly.

[1710–20; variant of tinct]

tint′er, n.

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tint

Past participle: tinted
Gerund: tinting

Imperative

tint

tint

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tint - a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted" shade, tincture, tone color, coloring, colouring, colour - a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light" mellowness - a soft shade of a color; "a mellowness of light and shade not attainable in marble" richness - a strong deep vividness of hue; "the fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room" tinge, undertone - a pale or subdued color
Verb	1.	tint - color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November" tinct, tinge, touch henna - apply henna to one's hair; "She hennas her hair every month" color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" tincture - stain or tint with a color; "The leaves were tinctured with a bright red" complexion - give a certain color to; "The setting sun complexioned the hills"

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tint

noun

1. shade, colour, tone, hue, cast Its large leaves often show a delicate purple tint.

2. dye, wash, stain, rinse, tinge, tincture You've had a tint on your hair.

3. hint, touch, trace, suggestion, shade, tinge His words had more than a tint of truth to them.

verb

1. dye, colour, stain, rinse, tinge, tincture Eyebrows can be tinted with the same dye.

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tint

noun

1. The property by which the sense of vision can distinguish between objects, as a red apple and a green apple, that are very similar or identical in form and size:

color, hue, shade, tone.

2. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation:

cast, hue, tinge, tone.

3. The degree of vividness of a color, as when modified by the addition of black or white pigment:

gradation, hue, shade, tinge.

verb

To impart color to:

color, dye, stain, tincture.

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Translations

لَوْن خَفيف، ظِل لَوْنييَصْبُغ بِلَوْن خَفيف

odstínsvětle tónovat

nuancetone

tönenTönungFarbton

nuanceteinteteindre

színez

lit-/blæbrigîilita, setja skol í hár

tintacolorazionecolorire

iekrāsotietonētnokrāsatonis

fargetonetoning

dať odtieň

hafif boyamakhafif renkton

给...着色色彩色泽

tint

[tɪnt]

A. N (gen) → tono m, matiz m; (for hair) → tinte m

B. VT → teñir, matizar
to tint sth blue → teñir or matizar algo de azul
it's yellow tinted with red → es amarillo matizado de rojo
to tint one's hair → teñirse el pelo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tint

[ˈtɪnt]

n

(= slight colour) → teinte f

(= hair dye) → couleur f

vt

[+ hair] → teinter

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tint

n → Ton m; (= product for hair) → Tönung (→ smittel nt) f; tints of purple → Violetttöne pl

vt hair → tönen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tint

[tɪnt]

1. n (gen) → sfumatura; (colour) → tinta; (for hair) → shampoo m inv colorante

2. vt (hair) → fare uno shampoo colorante a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tint

(tint) noun

a variety, or shade, of a colour. tint لَوْن خَفيف، ظِل لَوْني багра matiz odstín die Tönung nuance απόχρωση, τόνοςtinte, matiz värvitoon ته رنگ värisävy nuance, teinteגוון हलका रंग nijansa, ton boje színárnyalat variasi warna lit-/blæbrigði tinta, sfumatura 色合 색조 atspalvis nokrāsa; tonis sedikit warna tintfargetone, toningodcień پيك رنګ، تت رنګ، تت سيورى: تت رنګ، تت سيورى: تت رنګ وركول، كم رنګ وركول matiz nuanţă, tentă оттенок, тон odtieň odtenek nijansa skiftning, nyans, [färg]ton สีอ่อน hafif renk, ton 色澤，色調 барва; відтінок, тон رنگ، سايہ trạng thái, màu sắc khác nhau 色泽，色彩

verb

to colour slightly. She had her hair tinted red. tint يَصْبُغ بِلَوْن خَفيف обагрям tingir světle tónovat tönen tone χρωματίζω ελαφρά teñir toonima ته رنگ زدن به؛ مش کردن sävyttää teinter לְהוֹסִיף גָווָן ל- हलका रंग चढआ obojiti, dati ton színez mewarnai lita, setja skol í hár tingere 染める 열은 색조를 내다 nudažyti iekrāsot; ietonēt mewarna sedikit kleurenfargetone, fargeleggebarwić پيك رنګ tingir a da o nuanţă de подкрашивать dať (farebný) odtieň niansirati nijansirati färga, tona แต้มสีจาง ๆ hafif boyamak 將...著色 злегка забарвлювати; підфарбовувати ہلکا رنگ دينا có màu nhẹ 给...着色

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tint

n. tinte, colorante;

vt. teñir, colorar, dar color.

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