Meaning of untinctured | Babel Free
Definitions
Not tinctured; not tainted or coloured (with or by something)
figuratively, not-comparable, often
Examples
“It is no wonder⟳ that the heart of a female, unimproved by reason⟳, and untinctured with natural good sense⟳, should flutter at the sight of such a gaudy thing […]”
“[…] two or three little circumstances occurred ere they parted, which, in her anxious interpretation, denoted a recollection of Jane, not untinctured by tenderness, and a wish⟳ of saying more that might lead⟳ to the mention⟳ of her, had he dared.”
“Perhaps out of England such an intimacy could hardly have⟳ existed—an intimacy so utterly untinctured not only by passion itself but by the suspicion of it.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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