tint
A slight coloringA slight coloring.
» He sees the world through rose-tinted glasses.
Он видит мир сквозь розовые очки. — marafon
Он смотрит на мир сквозь розовые очки. — marafon
JudithKiwi18 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 sensesA slight coloring.
Tönung
a dye for coloring the hair
A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
Red and blue are different colors, but two shades of scarlet are different tints.
Ton, Farbton
A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
(informal)A vehicle window that has been darkened to conceal the occupant.
Examples
28 sentencesHe sees the world through rose-tinted glasses.
ruОн видит мир сквозь розовые очки. — marafon
Tom looks at the world through rose-tinted glasses.
ruТом смотрит на мир сквозь розовые очки. — Wezel
deTom betrachtet die Welt durch eine rosarote Brille. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Many skiers wear tinted goggles.
deViele Skifahrer tragen getönte Brillen. — Yorwba
My van has tinted windows.
deMein Transporter hat getönte Fenster. — Yorwba
Tom's car has tinted windows.
ruУ машины Тома тонированные окна. — Wezel
deToms Auto hat getönte Scheiben. — Naina
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Alteration of earlier tinct, influenced by French teinte (“tint”), from Latin tīnctus (“dyAlteration of earlier tinct, influenced by French teinte (“tint”), from Latin tīnctus (“dyed”), past participle of verb tingō (“tinge”). Doublet of tent (“kind of red wine”). Cognate with Dutch tint, Estonian tint, French teinte, German Tinte, Hungarian tinta, Italian tinta, Luxembourgish Tintin, Portuguese tinta, and Spanish tinta.
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Forms
plural: tintsSynonyms
8 synonyms- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color:shadetincturetone
- a just detectable amount:tracehintsuggestion
- a dye for coloring the hair:hair dyehair coloring