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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.

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[Middle English tingen, from Latin tingere.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tinge - a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" mite, soupcon, jot, hint, pinch, speck, touch 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.	tinge - a pale or subdued color               undertone 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"
Verb	1.	tinge - affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life" color, colour, distort affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
	2.	tinge - color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November" tinct, tint, 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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tinge

noun 1. tint, colour, shade, cast, wash, stain, dye, tincture

noun 2. trace, bit, drop, touch, suggestion, dash, pinch, smack, sprinkling, smattering, soupçon (French)

verb 3. tint, colour, shade, stain, dye

Translations

tinge [tɪndʒ] n → matiz m

vt tinged with → teñido de

tinge [tɪndʒ] n → nuance f

vt tinged with → teinté(e) de

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

tinge [tɪndʒ] n → sfumatura

vt tinged with → tinto/a di

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tinge

n tinge [tindʒ]

a trace, or slight amount, of a colour Her hair had a tinge of red.klein hoeveelheid, tikkieمَسْحَه، لَوْن خَفيفоттенъкodstín, nádechskærder Anflugαπόχρωση, χροιάtinte, matizvarjundته رنگvivahdeteinte, nuanceלְגַווֵןझलकnijansa, primjesa boje(halvány) árnyalatsedikit warnaslikja, votturtinta, sdumaturaうすい色合색조, 기미atspalvisnokrāsa; toniswarna ... sedikittintskjær, anelse, anstrøkodcieńtomnuanţă, tentăоттенокodtieň, nádychnadihnijansaskiftning, nyans, []tonสีที่ระบายอยู่เล็กน้อยçok az, bir parça淡色調відтінок; тонجھلک، نشانmàu nhẹ, nét thoảng淡色调