/tɪnt/
tint
BrE /tɪnt/
NAmE /tɪnt/
a shade or small amount of a particular colour; a faint colour covering a surface
leaves with red and gold autumn tints
the brownish tint of an old photo
colourshade ◇ hue ◇ tint ◇ tinge
These words all describe the appearance of things, resulting from the way in which they reflect light.
colour/color the appearance that things have, resulting from the way in which they reflect light. Red, green and blue are colours.：
What’s your favourite colour?
bright/dark/light colours
shade a particular form of a colour, especially when describing how light or dark it is. Sky blue is a shade of blue.
hue (literary or technical) a colour or a particular shade of a colour：
His face took on an unhealthy, whitish hue.
tint a shade or small amount of a particular colour; a faint colour covering a surface：
leaves with red and gold autumn tints
tinge a small amount of a colour：
There was a pink tinge to the sky.
tint or tinge?
You can say：
a reddish tint/tinge
or：
a tinge of red
but not：
a tint of red
Tint is often used in the plural, but tinge is almost always singular.
Patterns
a warm/rich colour/shade/hue/tint
a bright/vivid/vibrant/dark/deep colour/shade/hue
a pale/pastel/soft/subtle/delicate colour/shade/hue
a light/strong/neutral/natural colour/shade
an artificial colour used to change the colour of your hair; the act of colouring the hair with a tint
a blond tint
to have a tint
tint
BrE /tɪnt/
NAmE /tɪnt/
[usually passive]
~ sth (with sth)
to add a small amount of colour to sth
~ sth
to change the colour of sb’s hair with a tint
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tint·ed
BrE /ˈtɪntɪd/
NAmE /ˈtɪntɪd/
tinted glasses