tint
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color (Freq. 1) - after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted • Syn: shade, tincture, tone • Derivationally related forms: tone (for: tone), tincture (for: tincture) • Hypernyms: color, colour, coloring, colouring • Hyponyms: mellowness, richness, undertone, tinge
color lightly (Freq. 1) - her greying hair was tinged blond - the leaves were tinged red in November • Syn: tinct, tinge, touch • Derivationally related forms: tinge (for: tinge), tincture (for: tinge), tinter, tinting • Hypernyms: color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in • Hyponyms: henna, tincture, complexion • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something
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