Definition

1. Noun:

   • A slight or pale coloration: A "tint" is a color, especially one that is not strong or dark, or a slight variation of a particular color.
   • A shade or hue: It can refer to a particular shade of a color, often created by adding white to make it lighter.

2. Verb:

   • To color slightly: To give a slight amount of a particular color to something.
   • To dye or stain lightly: To apply a faint or delicate color.

Examples

• Noun:

  • The artist used a blue tint for the sky.
  • The photo has a warm, sepia tint.
  • She added a pink tint to the paint.

• Verb:

  • The setting sun tinted the clouds orange.
  • He tinted the windows of his car to reduce glare.
  • The frost tinted the grass with white.

Advanced Usage

• "a tint of": used to indicate a small amount or suggestion of a color or quality.
  • There was a tint of sadness in her voice.
• "tinted" (adjective): describes something that has been given a slight color.
  • She wore tinted sunglasses.

Variants and Related Words

• Tinge (noun/verb): A very small amount of a color or feeling. Often used interchangeably with "tint," but "tinge" can more commonly refer to a trace of a feeling.
  • There was a tinge of jealousy in his remark.
• Tintable (adjective): Capable of being tinted.
  • This is a tintable primer.
• Tinter (noun): A person or thing that tints; also, a small amount of colorant.
  • He worked as a tinter in a photo lab.

Synonyms

• Noun: Shade, hue, tone, wash, cast.
• Verb: Color, dye, stain, tinge, wash.

Related Phrases

• Tint one's hair: To apply a semi-permanent or subtle color to hair.
  • She decided to tint her hair auburn for the autumn.
• Get a tint: (Informal) To have windows, especially car windows, colored with a transparent film.
  • I'm going to get a tint on my new car.

Idioms

• Rose-tinted glasses / Rose-colored glasses: A cheerful or naively optimistic perspective on a situation.
  • He views his childhood through rose-tinted glasses.
• Not a tint of evidence: Not even the smallest amount of proof.
  • There wasn't a tint of evidence to support the claim.

Noun

1. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
   • after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted

Verb

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