A Topical Dictionary: Search for tinge

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English

Noun

a small amount of something, especially of an added colour
the degree of vividness of a colour; shade, hue or tint

Verb

to add a small amount of colour; to tint

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Italian

Verb form

tinge

third-person singular indicative present of tingere

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Portuguese

Verb form

tinge

third-person singular indicative present of tingir

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Spanish

Noun

tinge m

Eurasian eagle owl

fa:tinge io:tinge it:tinge hu:tinge pl:tinge te:tinge vi:tinge

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tinge \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.
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His [Sir Roger's] virtues, as well as imperfections,
are tinged by a certain extravagance. --Addison.
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Syn: To color; dye; stain.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tinge \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.
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His notions, too, respecting the government of the
state, took a tinge from his notions respecting the
government of the church. --Macaulay.
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WordNet tinge
n 1: a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a
touch of garlic" [syn: touch, hint, mite, pinch,
jot, speck, soupcon]
2: a pale or subdued color [syn: undertone]
v 1: suffuse with color [syn: imbue, hue]
2: affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color
my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"
[syn: color, colour, distort]
3: dye with a color [syn: tint, tinct, bepaint, touch]

Moby Dictionary
achromatism , affect , allegory , allusion , apply paint ,
arcane meaning , assumption , bedaub , bedizen , begild , bend , besmear ,
besprinkle , bias , breathe , brew , brush on paint , calcimine , cast ,
chromatism , chromism , coat , color , color balance , color harmony ,
color scheme , coloration , coloring , complexion , connotation , cover ,
dab , dash , daub , decoct , decorator color , deep-dye , dip , dispose ,
distemper , double-dye , dredge , dye , emblazon , enamel , engild ,
entincture , face , fast-dye , flavor , fresco , gild , glaze , gleam ,
gloss , grain , hint , hue , idea , illuminate , imbrue , imbue ,
implication , implied meaning , import , impregnate , incline , induce ,
inference , infiltrate , influence , infuse , infusion , ingrain ,
inkling , innuendo , instill , intimation , ironic suggestion , japan ,
key , lacquer , lay on color , lead , leaven , lick , look , meaning ,
metaphorical sense , move , natural color , nuance , occult meaning ,
overtone , paint , pallor , parget , penetrate , permeate , persuade ,
pervade , pigment , predispose , presumption , presupposition , prime ,
prompt , saturate , sauce , scintilla , season , seasoning , shade ,
shadow , shellac , sip , skin color , slop on paint , smack , smattering ,
smear , smell , soften up , soupcon , spark , spice , sprinkling , stain ,
steep , stipple , strain , streak , subsense , subsidiary sense ,
suffuse , suggestion , sup , supposition , suspicion , sway , symbolism ,
taint , taste , temper , tempering , thought , tinct , tincture , tint ,
tone , touch , trace , transfuse , undercoat , undercolor , undercurrent ,
undermeaning , undertone , varnish , vestige , wash , wear down ,
weigh with , whitewash , work