tinge
noun [C] /tɪndʒ/Definition
› a very slight amount of a colour or of a feeling: His hair is starting to show tinges of grey. I have a tinge of regret that I didn't accept her offer.Colour - general wordsFeelings - general words
(Definition of tinge noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -coloured suffix
- chromatic adjective (COLOUR)
- colour adjective
- colour noun (APPEARANCE)
- colour verb (BECOME A COLOUR)
- discolour verb
- dye verb
- hue noun (COLOUR)
- pigmentation noun
- primary colour noun
- run verb (FLOW)
- shade noun (DEGREE)
- shade verb (CHANGE)
- spectral adjective (COLOURS)
- spectrum noun (COLOURS)
- stain verb (MARK)
- tie-dye verb
- tint noun
- tint verb
- tone in phrasal verb
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