Tinge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a slight but appreciable amount

a pale or subdued color

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɪndʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɪndʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɪndʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈɪndʒ/.

Examples

this dish could use a touch of garlic
My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
The sadness tinged his life

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

undertone speck soupcon hint distort tinct tint pinch color touch mite colour jot

Parts of Speech

noun	a slight but appreciable amount “this dish could use a touch of garlic”
noun	a pale or subdued color
verb	affect as in thought or feeling “My personal feelings color my judgment in this case”
verb	color lightly “her greying hair was tinged blond”

Word Forms

tinge	verb	color lightly
tinter	noun	a hairdresser who tints hair
tinting	noun	the act of adding a tinge of color
tint	noun	a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
tinge	noun	a pale or subdued color
tincture	noun	a substances that colors metals

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Tönung

ein kleiner, aber nennenswerter Betrag

🇫🇷French

teinte

une somme légère mais appréciable

🇪🇸Spanish

tinte

una cantidad ligera pero apreciable

🇮🇹Italian

sfumatura

una cifra lieve ma apprezzabile

🇳🇱Dutch

tint

een klein maar aanzienlijk bedrag

🇵🇹Portuguese

matizar

uma quantia pequena, mas apreciável

🇷🇺Russian

оттенок

небольшая, но ощутимая сумма

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रंग

थोड़ी लेकिन सराहनीय रकम

🇮🇳Tamil

சாயல்

ஒரு சிறிய ஆனால் பாராட்டத்தக்க அளவு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఛాయ

కొంచెం కానీ గుర్తించదగిన మొత్తం

🇮🇳Marathi

रंग

थोडीशी पण कौतुकास्पद रक्कम

🇮🇳Gujarati

આભાસ

થોડી પરંતુ પ્રશંસનીય રકમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಛಾಯೆ

ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಆದರೆ ಗಮನಾರ್ಹ ಮೊತ್ತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചായം

നേരിയതും എന്നാൽ വിലമതിക്കാവുന്നതുമായ തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੰਗਤ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਪਰ ਸ਼ਲਾਘਾਯੋਗ ਰਕਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

رنگت

ایک معمولی لیکن قابل تعریف رقم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

色调

少量但可观的数量

🇯🇵Japanese

色合い

わずかだがかなりの量

🇰🇷Korean

엷은 색조

소소하지만 상당한 금액

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhuốm màu

một lượng nhỏ nhưng đáng kể

🇹🇭Thai

สี

เพียงเล็กน้อยแต่ก็น่าชื่นชม

🇮🇩Indonesian

semburat

jumlah yang sedikit namun cukup berarti

🇵🇭Filipino

bahid

isang bahagyang ngunit makabuluhang halaga

🇲🇾Malay

semburat

jumlah yang sedikit tetapi agak ketara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسحة

مبلغ طفيف ولكن ملموس

🇮🇷Persian

ته رنگ

مقداری ناچیز اما قابل توجه

🇹🇷Turkish

renk tonu

az ama kayda değer bir miktar

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִצְבּוֹעַ

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