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tinge
(tĭnj)tr.v. tinged (tĭnjd), tinge·ing or ting·ing (tĭn′jĭng), ting·es
1. To apply a trace of color to; tint.
2. To affect slightly, as with a contrasting quality: "The air was blowy and tinged with rain" (Joyce Carol Oates).
n.
1. A small amount of a color incorporated or added.
2. A slight added element, property, or influence: a tinge of regret.
[Middle English tingen, from Latin tingere.]
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tinge
(tɪndʒ)n
1. a slight tint or colouring: her hair had a tinge of grey.
2. any slight addition
vb (tr) , tinges, tingeing, tinging or tinged
3. to colour or tint faintly
4. to impart a slight trace to: her thoughts were tinged with nostalgia.
[C15: from Latin tingere to colour]
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tinge
(tɪndʒ)v. tinged, tinge•ing ting•ing, v.t.
1. to impart a slight degree of some color to; tint.
2. to impart a slight taste or smell to.
n. 3. a slight degree of coloration.
4. a slight admixture; trace: a tinge of garlic.
[1470–80; < Latin tingere to dye, color]
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tinge
Past participle: tinged
Gerund: tingeing/tinging
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Noun | 1. | tinge - a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude snuff - a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time |
2. | tinge - a pale or subdued color | |
Verb | 1. | tinge - affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life" |
2. | tinge - color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November" henna - apply henna to one's hair; "She hennas her hair every month" color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" tincture - stain or tint with a color; "The leaves were tinctured with a bright red" complexion - give a certain color to; "The setting sun complexioned the hills" |
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tinge
noun
2. trace, bit, drop, touch, suggestion, dash, pinch, smack, sprinkling, smattering, soupçon (French) Could there have been a slight tinge of envy in her voice?
verb
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tinge
noun2. The degree of vividness of a color, as when modified by the addition of black or white pigment:
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Translations
مَسْحَه، لَوْن خَفيف
nádechodstín
skær
halvány árnyalat
slikja, vottur
nokrāsatonis
bir parçaçok az
tinge
[tɪndʒ]A. N
2. (fig) [of irony, sadness] → deje m, matiz m
a tinge of nostalgia → cierta nostalgia
not without a tinge of regret → no sin cierto arrepentimiento
a tinge of nostalgia → cierta nostalgia
not without a tinge of regret → no sin cierto arrepentimiento
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tinge
[ˈtɪndʒ]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
tinge
n
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tinge
[tɪndʒ]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tinge
(tindʒ) noun a trace, or slight amount, of a colour. Her hair had a tinge of red.
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