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tint: Meaning and Definition of
tint
Pronunciation: (tint), [key] ? n.
- a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- a color diluted with white; a color of less than maximum purity, chromo, or saturation.
- a delicate or pale color.
- any of various commercial dyes for the hair.
- a uniform shading, as that produced by a series of fine parallel lines.
- Also calleda faintly or lightly colored background upon which an illustration or the like is to be printed.
?v.t. - to apply a tint or tints to; color slightly or delicately; tinge.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.