Category:Tinge

Tinge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinged; p. pr. & vb. n. Tingeing.] Etym: [l. tingere, tinctum, to dye, stain, wet; akin to gr. tunken to dip, Ohg. tunchon, dunchon, thunkon. Cf. Distain, dunker, stain, taint a Stain, to stain, tincture, tint.]

Defn: to imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, To tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree With the qualities of another substance, either by mixture, or by Application to the surface; especially, to color slightly; to stain; As, to tinge a blue color with red; an infusion tinged with a yellow Color by saffron. His [sir roger's] virtues, as well as imperfections, are tinged by a Certain extravagance. Addison.

Syn. -- to color; dye; stain.

Tinge Tinge, n.

Defn: a degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste, or Something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture, or Added to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade; taste. His notions, too, respecting the government of the state, took a Tinge from his notions respecting the government of the church. Macaulay.