Antonyms for tint

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : tint

Phonetic Transcription : tɪnt

Definition of tint

Origin : "color," 1717, alteration of tinct (c.1600), from Latin tinctus "a dyeing," from tingere "to dye" (see tincture); influenced by Italian tinta "tint, hue," from Latin tinctus.

noun shade of color
verb color with a certain shade

Example sentences :

This discoloration was of a livid blue, about the tint of a tattoo mark.
Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle

That tint is what we call the blink of open water, said Johnson.
Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne

Naething but a bonny wee bairnie, whause mither has tint it!
Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald

That was something like—what a tint, what a bright note it set amid the surroundings!
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

The two figures, of a muddy grey in tint, stood out, lamentable.
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

If ever he praised a limb, a tint, a contour, it was solely from the artistic point of view.
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

Her fresh, plump, white form displayed the most delicate softness of tint.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

The pencil could do nothing where so much depended on tint and glow.
Extract from : « Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service » by Charles James Lever

I know every shade and tint of that blessed thing they miscall the tender passion.
Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever

The tint is carried on to the cheek, and adds brilliancy to the eye.
Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for tint

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