How to pronounce tint
American English pronunciation
TINT
- IPA
- /ˈtɪnt/
- Syllables
- TINT (1 syllable)
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What tint means
A pale, soft version of a color
In a sentence: The morning sky had a pink tint just before the sun came up.
Where it comes from: It comes from an older English word, tinct, changed to sound like the French word teinte. Both go back to a Latin word meaning "dyed."
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Compare: tint and hue
A hue is any color; a tint is a paler, lighter version of a color.
See also: hue
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