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tint definition

tint (tint)

noun

  1. a delicate or pale color or hue; tinge
  2. a color or a shading of a color; esp., a gradation of a color with reference to its mixture with white
  3. a dye for the hair
  4. Engraving an even shading produced by fine parallel lines
  5. Printing a light-colored background, as for an illustration

Etymology: earlier tinct < L tinctus, a dyeing, dipping < pp. of tingere, to dye, tinge

transitive verb

to give a tint to

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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