Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Tingent

Tin′gent

,
Adj.
[L.
tingens
, p. pr. of
tingere
to tinge. See
Tinge
.]
Having the power to tinge.
[R.]
As for the white part, it appears much less enriched with the
tingent
property.
Boyle.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tingent

TING'ENT

,
Adj.
Having the power to tinge.
As for the white part, it appeared much less enriched with the tingent property. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


tingent

tingent

English

Adjective

tingent (comparative more tingent, superlative most tingent)

  1. Having the power to tinge.
    • Boyle
      As for the white part, it appears much less enriched with the tingent property.


Latin

Verb

tingent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of tingō