Definitions
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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Faint color trace”5 letters
02“Slight shade of color”5 letters
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