tint

1 of 2

noun

ˈtint 

1

a

: a usually slight or pale coloration : hue

b

: any of various lighter or darker shades of a color : tinge

2

: a variation of a color produced by adding white to it and characterized by a low saturation with relatively high lightness

3

: dye for the hair

4

: a usually slight modifying quality or characteristic : touch

5

: a shaded effect in engraving produced by fine parallel lines close together

6

: a panel of light color serving as background

tint

2 of 2

verb

tinted; tinting; tints

transitive verb

: to impart or apply a tint to : color

tinter noun

Synonyms

Noun

• cast
• color
• hue
• shade
• tincture
• tinge
• tone

Verb

• bepaint [archaic]
• color
• dye
• paint
• pigment
• stain
• tincture
• tinge

Examples of tint in a Sentence

Noun

a photo with a sepia tint

green with a yellowish tint

She got a red tint at the salon.

Verb

They tinted the water with blue dye.

if you tint that blue paint with this yellow paint, you should get a nice shade of green

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The inside of challah also often has a yellow tint from eggs, so Sobel includes a bit of turmeric or saffron in his recipe to get the color right for the dough. —Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025

Included in this category are driving without functioning headlights or taillights, driving without a mirror, window tint, throwing litter from a car and failure to illuminate a license plate among other violations. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2025

Verb

Use the gel food coloring in pink, purple, yellow and light blue to tint the bowls of cake batter. —Bev Barrett, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

The brand’s bestsellers include Calm Balm cleanser, The Bubble Double cleanser foam and The Dewy Day tinted skin care cushion. —Jennifer Weil, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

alteration of earlier tinct, from Latin tinctus act of dyeing, from tingere to tinge

First Known Use

Noun

1717, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1791, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

tint

1 of 2 noun

ˈtint 

1

a

: a slight or pale coloring

b

: any of various shades of a color

2

: a variation of a color made by adding white to it

tint

2 of 2 verb

: to give or apply a tint or color to

tinted glasses