tint
[noun]
Synonyms:
- shade, colour, hue, tone
- dye, rinse, tincture, tinge, wash
[verb]
Synonyms:
- dye, colour

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Related Words: tincture, touch, coloration, pigmentation, dye, stain, wash, color, shade, touch (up)

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English Thesaurus: colour, shade, hue, tint, tone, ...

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I. tint¹ /tɪnt/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: tinct 'tint' (17-19 centuries), from Latin tinctus, from tingere; ⇒ tinge²]

1. a small amount of a particular colour Synonym : shade, hue:
paper with a yellowish tint

2. an artificial colour that is used to slightly change the colour of your hair:
red tints in her hair

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II. tint² verb [transitive]
to slightly change the colour of something, especially hair ⇒ dye

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tint
noun
ADJ. rich | blue, bluish, etc. | autumn The fabrics were mainly in rich autumn tints, reds and oranges.
PREP. ~ of The branches of the trees were barely showing their first tint of green.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

colour red, blue, yellow etc:
Blue is my favourite colour.
Matisse was famous for his use of colour.
shade a particular type of a colour:
The dress is a light shade of pink.
He uses different shades of green.
hue /hjuː/ literary or technical a particular colour or shade of a colour:
Her face had lost its golden hue.
tint a small amount of a colour in something that is mostly another colour:
He wears sunglasses that have a pinky-orange tint.
tone one of the many different shades of a colour, each slightly darker, lighter, brighter etc than the next:
Carpets in neutral tones give a feeling of space.
dark used about a colour that is strong and fairly close to black:
a dark blue suit
His eyes are dark brown.
deep fairly dark – often used when you think this colour looks attractive:
His eyes were a beautiful deep blue.
deep red lips
rich used about a colour that is fairly dark in a way that gives a pleasant feeling of warmth:
The walls were painted a rich red colour.
light used about a colour that is not dark:
a light blue sweater
His T-shirt was light green.
pale used about a colour that is very light:
He has very pale blue eyes.
soft used about a colour that is light in a way that is attractive because it is not too obvious:
She wears soft colours such as cream, which match her complexion.
pastel used about a colour that has a lot of white in it:
The girls wore pastel pink sundresses.
bright used about a colour that is strong and easy to see:
The front door was painted bright red.
brilliant/vivid used about a colour that is very bright:
I looked out at the brilliant blue sky.
vivid red flowers
colourful British English, colorful American English used about things that have many different bright colours:
There were window boxes full of colourful flowers.
multicoloured British English, multicolored American English used about things that have a pattern of many different bright colours:
A multicoloured flag waved in the midday sun.
gaudy/garish too brightly coloured, in a way that is unattractive:
The wallpaper was much too gaudy for me.
a garish orange tie

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TINT
Thanks, I Needed That

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