teint

See also: Teint

English

Etymology

French teint, teinte. See tint.

Noun

teint (plural teints)

1. (obsolete) tint; colour; tinge
   • Dryden

     Time shall […] embrown the teint.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “teint”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• ettin, tinet

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Danish

Etymology

From French teint (“complexion”), from teindre (“to dye, tint”), from Latin tingere (“to colour, dye, tinge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛnɡ/, [tˢɛŋ]

Noun

teint c (singular definite teinten, not used in plural form)

1. complexion (appearance of the skin on the face)

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French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin tinctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛ̃/

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• Homophones: teints, thym
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Verb

teint (feminine teinte, masculine plural teints, feminine plural teintes)

1. past participle of teindre

Verb

teint

1. third-person singular present indicative of teindre

Adjective

teint (feminine teinte, masculine plural teints, feminine plural teintes)

1. dyed; tinted

Noun

teint m (plural teints)

1. tint

Related terms

• teinte
• teinture

Further reading

• “teint”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• tetin, tétin, tient