Definitions for: Tinge


[n] a pale or subdued color
[n] a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
[v] dye with a color
[v] suffuse with color



Webster (1913) Definition: Tinge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tingeing.] [L. tingere, tinctum, to dye, stain, wet; akin
to Gr. ?, and perhaps to G. tunken to dip, OHG. tunch[=o]n,
dunch[=o]n, thunk[=o]n. Cf. Distain, Dunker, Stain,
Taint a stain, to stain, Tincture, Tint.]
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.

His [Sir Roger's] virtues, as well as imperfections,
are tinged by a certain extravagance. --Addison.

Syn: To color; dye; stain.


Tinge, n.
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.

His notions, too, respecting the government of the
state, took a tinge from his notions respecting the
government of the church. --Macaulay.

Synonyms: bepaint, hint, hue, imbue, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinct, tint, touch, touch, undertone

See Also: complexion, dye, henna, shade, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, snuff, tincture, tincture, tint, tone

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