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tinge

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tinge  (tnj)
tr.v. tinged (tnjd), tinge·ing or ting·ing (tnjng), ting·es
1. To apply a trace of color to; tint.
2. To affect slightly, as with a contrasting quality: "The air was blowy and tinged with rain" Joyce Carol Oates.
n.
1. A small amount of a color incorporated or added.
2. A slight added element, property, or influence: a tinge of regret.

[Middle English tingen, from Latin tingere.]

tinge
Noun
1. a slight tint or colouring: his skin had an unhealthy greyish tinge
2. a very small amount: both goals had a tinge of fortune
Verb
tingeing or tinging, tinged
1. to colour or tint faintly: the sunset tinged the lake with pink
2. tinged with having a small amount of a particular quality: the victory was tinged with sadness [Latin tingere to colour]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tingetinge - a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
snuff - a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
2.tingetinge - a pale or subdued color
tint, shade, tincture, tone - a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
Verb1.tinge - affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"
affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
2.tingetinge - color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November"
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"

tinge
verb 3. tint, colour, shade, stain, dye
Translations
Spanish tinge [tɪndʒ] nmatiz m
vt tinged with → teñido de

French tinge [tɪndʒ] nnuance f
vt tinged with → teinté(e) de

German tinge [tɪndʒ] n [of colour] → Färbung f (fig) [of emotion etc] → Anflug m, Anstrich m
vt tinged with blue/red → leicht blau/rot gefärbt;
to be tinged with sth (fig) (emotion etc) → einen Anstrich von etw haben

Italian tinge [tɪndʒ] nsfumatura
vt tinged with → tinto/a di

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The commonest utterances of the commonest citizens in the time of the Colour Revolt seem to have been suffused with a richer tinge of word or thought; and to that era we are even now indebted for our finest poetry and for whatever rhythm still remains in the more scientific utterance of these modern days.
You need only forget to ask how the will of heroes produces events, and such histories as Thiers' will be interesting and instructive and may perhaps even possess a tinge of poetry.
Fix evidently was not wanting in a tinge of self-conceit.
 
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