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Webster 1913 Edition
Tinge
Tinge
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tinged
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tingeing
.] [L.
tingere
, tinctum
, to dye, stain, wet; akin to Gr. [GREEK], and perhaps to G. tunken
to dip, OHG. tunchōn
, dunchōn
, thunkōn
. Cf. Distain
, Dunker
, Stain
, Taint
a stain, to stain, Tincture
, Tint
.] To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign;
as, to
; to affect in some degree with the qualities of another substance, either by mixture, or by application to the surface; especially, to color slightly; to stain; tinge
a decoction with a bitter tasteas, to
tinge
a blue color with red; an infusion tinged
with a yellow color by saffron.His [Sir Roger’s] virtues, as well as imperfections, are
tinged
by a certain extravagance. Addison.
Syn. – To color; dye; stain.
Tinge
,Noun.
A degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste, or something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture, or added to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade; taste.
His notions, too, respecting the government of the state, took a
tinge
from his notions respecting the government of the church. Macaulay.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tinge
TINGE
,Verb.
T.
The virtues of sir Roger, as well as his imperfections, are tinged with extravagance.
TINGE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
tinge
tinge
English
Noun
tinge (plural tinges)
- A small amount of something, especially of an added color.
- The degree of vividness of a color; shade, hue or tint.
Translations
a small amount of something, especially of an added color
the degree of vividness of a colour; shade, hue or tint
Verb
tinge (third-person singular simple present tinges, present participle tinging or tingeing, simple past and past participle tinged)
- (transitive) To add a small amount of color; to tint.
- (transitive) To imbue or impregnate.
- Addison
- His virtues, as well as imperfections, are tinged by a certain extravagance.
- Addison
Translations
to add a small amount of color