tint
noun [C] /tɪnt/Definition
› a small amount of a colour: The paint we're using for the bathroom is white with a yellow tint. The evening sky was deep pink, with tints of purple and red in it.Colour - general words › a small amount of dye, especially used on the hair, or the act of using such a substance: She's had blonde tints put in her hair. I'm going to the hairdresser's for a tint.Paints, dyes and pigmentsColour - general wordsCare for the hair
(Definition of tint noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- colour noun (APPEARANCE)
- colourway noun
- distemper noun (PAINT)
- dye noun
- emulsion noun
- gloss noun (APPEARANCE)
- Indian ink noun
- ink noun
- inky adjective
- invisible ink noun
- poster paint noun
- primer noun (PAINT)
- rinse noun
- satin noun (PAINT)
- sienna noun
- spray gun noun
- tinted adjective
- warpaint noun
- white spirit noun
- whitewash noun (PAINT)
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