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   tint

   /tɪnt/

   noun

   • 1. a shade or variety of a colour: "the sky was taking on an apricot tint" Similar shadecolourtonehuetingecasttinctureflushblush
   • ▪ an area of faint even colour printed as a half-tone, used for highlighting overprinted text.
   • ▪ a set of parallel engraved lines to give uniform shading.
   • ▪ a trace of something: "a tint of glamour"
   • 2. an artificial dye for colouring the hair. Similar dyecolourantcolouringwashstreakinghighlightslowlights
   • ▪ an application of hair dye: "peering into the mirror to see if any white hair showed after her last tint"

   verb

   • 1. colour (something) slightly; tinge: "her skin was tinted with delicate colour"
   • ▪ dye (someone's hair) with a tint: "they spent hours having their hair tinted and set"

   Word Origin early 18th century: alteration (perhaps influenced by Italian tinta) of obsolete tinct ‘to colour, tint’, from Latin tinctus ‘dyeing’, from tingere ‘to dye or colour’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tinter noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTINT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a small amount of a colour: The paint we're using for the bathroom is white with a yellow tint. The evening sky was deep pink, with tints of purple and red in it. UK. a small amount of dye, especially used on the hair, or the act of using such a substance: She's had blonde tints put in her hair. I'm going to the hairdresser's for a tint.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tintTint Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TINT is a usually slight or pale coloration : hue. How to use tint in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTINT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TINT meaning: 1. a small amount of a colour: 2. a small amount of dye, especially used on the hair, or the act…. Learn more.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tintTint - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A tint is a shade or type of color. You might describe ocean water during a storm as having tints of green and gray. After you play with your dog in the snow, your cold cheeks might take on a tint of pink.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTINT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A tint is a small amount of colour. Its large leaves often show a delicate purple tint. Green has many different shades and tints. Synonyms: shade, colour, tone, hue More Synonyms of tint. 2. countable noun. If you put a tint on your hair, you dye it a slightly different colour. You've had a tint on your hair.

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   noun. a shade of a colour, esp a pale one. a colour that is softened or desaturated by the addition of white. a tinge. a semipermanent dye for the hair. a trace or hint. a tint of jealousy in his voice. engraving uniform shading, produced esp by hatching. printing a panel of colour serving as a background to letters or other matter.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › tintTint - definition of tint by The Free Dictionary

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   1. (Colours) a shade of a colour, esp a pale one. 2. (Colours) a colour that is softened or desaturated by the addition of white. 3. a tinge. 4. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a semipermanent dye for the hair. 5. a trace or hint: a tint of jealousy in his voice. 6. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) engraving uniform shading, produced esp by hatching