Tint — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

color lightly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɪnt/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɪnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɪnt/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈɪnt/.

Examples

after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted
her greying hair was tinged blond
the leaves were tinged red in November

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tinct shade tinge touch tincture tone

Parts of Speech

noun	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	color lightly “her greying hair was tinged blond”

Word Forms

tint	verb	color lightly
tincture	verb	stain or tint with a color
tone	verb	change to a color image
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

Farbton

eine Qualität einer bestimmten Farbe, die sich geringfügig von einer anderen Farbe unterscheidet

🇫🇷French

teinte

une qualité d'une couleur donnée qui diffère légèrement d'une autre couleur

🇪🇸Spanish

tinte

una cualidad de un color determinado que difiere ligeramente de otro color

🇮🇹Italian

tinta

una qualità di un dato colore che differisce leggermente da un altro colore

🇵🇹Portuguese

matiz

uma qualidade de uma determinada cor que difere ligeiramente de outra cor

🇷🇺Russian

оттенок

качество данного цвета, слегка отличающееся от другого цвета

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टिंट

किसी दिए गए रंग की गुणवत्ता जो दूसरे रंग से थोड़ी भिन्न होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

আভা

একটি প্রদত্ত রঙের একটি গুণ যা অন্য রঙের থেকে সামান্য আলাদা

🇮🇳Tamil

சாயல்

கொடுக்கப்பட்ட நிறத்தின் தரம் மற்றொரு நிறத்திலிருந்து சற்று வேறுபடுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

లేతరంగు

ఇచ్చిన రంగు యొక్క నాణ్యత మరొక రంగు నుండి కొద్దిగా భిన్నంగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

रंगछटा

दिलेल्या रंगाची गुणवत्ता जी दुसऱ्या रंगापेक्षा थोडी वेगळी असते

🇮🇳Gujarati

રંગભેદ

આપેલ રંગની ગુણવત્તા જે બીજા રંગથી સહેજ અલગ હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಛಾಯೆ

ಕೊಟ್ಟಿರುವ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟವು ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಬಣ್ಣದಿಂದ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടിൻ്റ്

തന്നിരിക്കുന്ന നിറത്തിൻ്റെ ഗുണമേന്മ, മറ്റൊരു നിറത്തിൽ നിന്ന് അല്പം വ്യത്യാസമുണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੰਗਤ

ਦਿੱਤੇ ਰੰਗ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਰੰਗ ਤੋਂ ਥੋੜ੍ਹਾ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

رنگت

دیئے گئے رنگ کا معیار جو دوسرے رنگ سے قدرے مختلف ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

着色

给定颜色的品质与另一种颜色略有不同

🇯🇵Japanese

色合い

他の色とはわずかに異なる、特定の色の品質

🇰🇷Korean

색조

다른 색상과 약간 다른 특정 색상의 품질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

màu sắc

chất lượng của một màu nhất định hơi khác so với màu khác

🇹🇭Thai

โทนสี

คุณภาพของสีที่กำหนดซึ่งแตกต่างไปจากสีอื่นเล็กน้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

warna

kualitas warna tertentu yang sedikit berbeda dari warna lain

🇲🇾Malay

warna

kualiti warna tertentu yang berbeza sedikit daripada warna lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لون

نوعية لون معين تختلف قليلاً عن لون آخر

🇮🇷Persian

رنگ

کیفیت یک رنگ مشخص که کمی با رنگ دیگر متفاوت است

🇹🇷Turkish

renk tonu

belirli bir rengin başka bir renkten biraz farklı olan kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִצְבּוֹעַ

איכות של צבע נתון השונה מעט מצבע אחר

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