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:
- -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)
- tinge noun
- tint verb
- tinted adjective
- tone in phrasal verb
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