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tints

tint
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tint]
    • /tɪnt/
    • /tɪnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tint]
    • /tɪnt/

Definitions of tints word

  • noun tints a color or a variety of a color; hue. 1
  • noun tints a color diluted with white; a color of less than maximum purity, chromo, or saturation. 1
  • noun tints a delicate or pale color. 1
  • noun tints any of various commercial dyes for the hair. 1
  • noun tints Engraving. a uniform shading, as that produced by a series of fine parallel lines. 1
  • noun tints Also called tint block. Printing. a faintly or lightly colored background upon which an illustration or the like is to be printed. 1

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Origin of tints

First appearance:

before 1710
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1710-20; variant of tinct

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tints

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tints popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

tints usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tints

noun tints

  • casts — Assign a part in a play, movie, or other production to (an actor).
  • colorants — Plural form of colorant.
  • dyestuffs — Plural form of dyestuff.
  • flushes — Plural form of flush.
  • hues — a seaport in central Vietnam: former capital of Annam.

verb tints

  • complexions — Plural form of complexion.
  • frescoes — 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.

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