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: a variation of a color produced by adding white to it and characterized by a low saturation with relatively high lightness
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: dye for the hair
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: a usually slight modifying quality or characteristic : touch
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: a shaded effect in engraving produced by fine parallel lines close together
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: a panel of light color serving as background
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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
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Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
Designed to revive brassy blonde hair with coolness and shine, the shampoo gets its blue tint from jagua fruit extract.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 20 Nov. 2024
Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
This is an effect that can be sported all over the face as a monochromatic look—tinting the eyes, lips, and cheeks with a single hue—perhaps in the same multipurpose shade, or in a variety deep berry finishes.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The balm has a beautiful tint but won’t feel heavy or cakey on your lips.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
Designed to revive brassy blonde hair with coolness and shine, the shampoo gets its blue tint from jagua fruit extract.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
When the tint is activated, the lenses transition from clear to tinted, which enhances readability and contrast, further improving immersion.
—Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
This is an effect that can be sported all over the face as a monochromatic look—tinting the eyes, lips, and cheeks with a single hue—perhaps in the same multipurpose shade, or in a variety deep berry finishes.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Tint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tint. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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tint
1 of 2 noun1
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
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