Meaning of Tint | Babel Free
tɪntDefinitions
- A slight coloring.
- it is not; it isn't
- A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
- A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
- A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
- A vehicle window that has been darkened to conceal the occupant.
Equivalents
Examples
“Red and blue are different colors, but two shades of scarlet are different tints.”
“About an hour later, she noticed an all black Phantom with tints and chrome rims riding slowly through the car lot.”
“I'd watch as cars marched by like a line of ants. Cars with those cool hydraulics. Cars with tints so dark, you couldn't see anything inside.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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