tinge

Etymology

From Latin tingō (“I dip, moisten”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪndʒ

Noun

tinge (plural tinges)

1. A small amount of something, especially of an added color.
2. The degree of vividness of a color; shade, hue or tint.

Verb

tinge (third-person singular simple present tinges, present participle tinging or tingeing, simple past and past participle tinged)

1. (transitive) To add a small amount of color; to tint.
2. (transitive) To imbue or impregnate.
   • Addison

     His virtues, as well as imperfections, are tinged by a certain extravagance.

Anagrams

• Teign, get in

Verb

tinge

1. third-person singular present indicative of tingere

Anagrams

• genti, tigne

Verb

tinge

1. second-person singular present active imperative of tingō

Verb

tinge

1. third-person singular present indicative of tingir

Noun

tinge m (plural tinges)

1. Eurasian eagle owl