tinct

tinct  (tngkt)

n.

A color or tint.

adj.

Colored lightly or faintly; tinged.

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[Middle English, a transforming elixir, from Latin tnctus, a dyeing, from past participle of tingere, to dye.]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

tinct - color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November" tint, 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"