'Tint' definitions:
Definition of 'tint'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Tint'
From: GCIDE
- Tint \Tint\, n. [For older tinct, fr. L. tinctus, p. p. of tingere to dye: cf. F. teinte, teint, It. tinta, tinto. See Tinge, and cf. Taint to stain, a stain, Tent a kind of wine, Tinto.] A slight coloring. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) A pale or faint tinge of any color. [1913 Webster]
- Or blend in beauteous tints the colored mass. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- Their vigor sickens, and their tints decline. --Harte. [1913 Webster] (b) A color considered with reference to other very similar colors; as, red and blue are different colors, but two shades of scarlet are different tints. [1913 Webster] (c) (Engraving) A shaded effect produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines. [1913 Webster]
- Tint tool (Eng.), a species of graver used for cutting the parallel lines which produce tints in engraving. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Tint'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'tint'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- achromatism,
- affect,
- apply paint,
- bedaub,
- bedizen,
- begild,
- besmear,
- brightness,
- brush on paint,
- burr,
- calcimine,
- cartoon,
- cast,
- chalk,
- charcoal,
- chiseling,
- chroma,
- chromatic color,
- chromaticity,
- chromatism,
- chromism,
- coat,
- color,
- color balance,
- color harmony,
- color quality,
- color scheme,
- colorant,
- coloration,
- colorimetric quality,
- coloring,
- complexion,
- cool color,
- copy,
- cover,
- crayon,
- cross-hatching,
- crosshatch,
- dab,
- dash,
- dash off,
- daub,
- decorator color,
- deep-dye,
- delineate,
- demitint,
- depict,
- design,
- diagram,
- dip,
- distemper,
- doodle,
- double-dye,
- draft,
- draw,
- dye,
- emblazon,
- enamel,
- engild,
- engravement,
- engraving,
- etch,
- etching,
- face,
- fast-dye,
- fresco,
- gem-engraving,
- gild,
- glass-cutting,
- glaze,
- gloss,
- glyptic,
- grain,
- graving,
- half tint,
- hatch,
- hatching,
- hint,
- hue,
- illuminate,
- imbue,
- incision,
- influence,
- infusion,
- ingrain,
- inkling,
- inscript,
- inscription,
- intimation,
- japan,
- key,
- lacquer,
- lay on color,
- lightness,
- limn,
- line,
- lining,
- marking,
- Munsell chroma,
- natural color,
- neutral color,
- paint,
- paint a picture,
- pallor,
- parget,
- pencil,
- picture,
- picturize,
- pigment,
- pigmentation,
- portray,
- prime,
- purity,
- rinse,
- saturation,
- sauce,
- score,
- scoring,
- scratch,
- scratching,
- scumble,
- seasoning,
- shade,
- shadow,
- shellac,
- sketch,
- skin color,
- slash,
- slashing,
- slop on paint,
- smack,
- smear,
- soupcon,
- spice,
- sprinkling,
- stain,
- stencil,
- stipple,
- stippling,
- suggestion,
- suspicion,
- taint,
- tempering,
- thought,
- tinct,
- tincture,
- tinge,
- tone,
- tooling,
- touch,
- touch up,
- trace,
- type-cutting,
- undercoat,
- undercolor,
- value,
- varnish,
- vestige,
- warm color,
- wash,
- whitewash