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tinged

ting
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ting]
    • /tɪŋ/
    • /tɪndʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ting]
    • /tɪŋ/

Definitions of tinged word

  • noun tinged a slight degree of coloration. 1
  • noun tinged a slight admixture, as of some qualifying property or characteristic; trace; smattering: a tinge of garlic; a tinge of anger. 1
  • verb with object tinged to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to; tint. 1
  • verb with object tinged to impart a slight taste or smell to. 1
  • adjective tinged If something is tinged with a particular colour, it has a small amount of that colour in it. 0
  • adjective tinged Tinged is also a combining form. 0
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Origin of tinged

First appearance:

before 1485
One of the 25% oldest English words
1485-95; imitative; see tang2

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Parts of speech for Tinged

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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tinged popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for tinged

adj tinged

  • bright — A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark.
  • colored — Something that is colored a particular color is that color.
  • flaxen — made of flax.
  • glitzy — pretentiously or tastelessly showy: a glitzy gown.
  • hued — having the hue or color as specified (usually used in combination): many-hued; golden-hued.

verb tinged

  • chalked — Simple past tense and past participle of chalk.
  • chinked — a chinking sound: the chink of ice in a glass.
  • frescoed — Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture. Compare fresco secco.
  • infiltrated — Simple past tense and past participle of infiltrate.
  • noised — Simple past tense and past participle of noise.

adjective tinged

  • coloured — Something that is coloured a particular colour is that colour.
  • yellowish — somewhat yellow; tinged with yellow; yellowy.
All 12 Synonyms of tinged

Antonyms for tinged

noun tinged

  • whited — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
Just one Antonym for tinged

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