noun
tint
tihnt
noun
1
A slight or pale shade of a color.
"The sky had a pink tint just before sunrise."
"Her hair had a faint reddish tint in the sunlight."
verb
1
To give something a slight coloring; to dye lightly.
"She tinted the icing a pale blue."
"He had the car windows tinted to block the sun."
How to Use Tint
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA light shade of color, or to add one.
Common mistake
In color theory, a "tint" specifically means a color lightened with white — a "shade" means the opposite, darkened with black.
Common pairings
a tint of
window tint
tinted glass
Word Forms
tinted past tense, tints plural, tints singular
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Etymology
Altered from the older word "tinct," influenced by French teinte, ultimately from Latin tinctus, "dyed."