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Word entry · 5 letters

tinge

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"Faint color trace"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /tɪnd͡ʒ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted egintStarts with TEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A slight trace or shade of color, feeling, or quality.

Word origin

The verb is derived from Latin tingere, present active infinitive of tingō (“to dip; to moisten; to colour, dye, tinge”).

Used in a sentence

  • Crimson—pure red, with a slight tinge of blue, giving it a purplish hue; the common color of red apples. / Scarlet—a bright red, with a slight tinge of yellow.
  • Color-vision changes are complex with various manifestations, including frosting or white tinges on objects, decreased brightness or specific color loss.
  • [T]he water being ting'd red, cant it off, iterate it ſo long till the Vitriol tingeth the water no more.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Faint color trace5 letters
02Slight shade of color5 letters

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