tinge

Speech parts

1. tinge - Noun

2. tinge - Verb

Meaning

To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities of another substance, either by mixture, or by application to the surface; especially, to color slightly; to stain; as, to tinge a blue color with red; an infusion tinged with a yellow color by saffron.

A degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste, or something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture, or added to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade; taste.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

color dye colour touch stain distort tint tinct african tang atom speck hue overtone whit
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Antonyms

information lunar datum overtone whiten peroxide
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Hypernyms

color impact affect colour touch shade

Hyponyms

henna complexion tincture snuff

Phrases with the word

brown with a tinge of red pink tinge

Derivatives

tinged tingeing

Anagrams

Itneg Teign

Examples

My personal feelings color my judgment in this case Source: Internet

The sadness tinged his life Source: Internet

her greying hair was tinged blond Source: Internet

the leaves were tinged red in November Source: Internet

About the size of thumbtacks, Japanese beetles are black and gold with a tinge of red on their wings. Source: Internet

All through we have orchestration of infinite delicacy, tunes of alarming simplicity, but never a tinge of vulgarity. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tingaling Tingatinga Tingay Tingen tingent tinger