tinge

Noun

• a pale or subdued color

• a slight but appreciable amount
  • this dish could use a touch of garlic
    

Verb

• color lightly
  • her greying hair was tinged blond
    
  • the leaves were tinged red in November
    

• affect as in thought or feeling
  • My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
    
  • The sadness tinged his life
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  undertone , touch , hint , mite , pinch , jot , speck , soupcon , tint , tinct , color , colour , distort