tinge

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English[edit]

WOTD – 2 July 2019

Etymology[edit]

From Latin tingere,[1] present active infinitive of tingō (“to dip; to moisten; to colour, dye, tinge”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to dip; to soak”).

The noun is derived from the verb.[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tinge (plural tinges)

  1. A small added amount of colour; (by extension) a small added amount of some other thing.
    Synonyms: tincture, teint, teinture (the latter two obsolete)
  2. The degree of vividness of a colour; hue, shade, tint.
Translations[edit]
degree of vividness of a colour — See also translations at hue,‎ shade,‎ tint

Verb[edit]

tinge (third-person singular simple present tinges, present participle tinging or tingeing, simple past and past participle tinged)

  1. (transitive) To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.
    Synonym: tinct
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing.
    • Addison
      His virtues, as well as imperfections, are tinged by a certain extravagance.
  3. (intransitive) To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing.

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of tinge
infinitive (to) tinge
present tense past tense
1st person singular tinge tinged
2nd person singular tinge, tingest*
3rd person singular tinges, tingeth*
plural tinge
subjunctive tinge
imperative tinge —
participles tinging tinged
* Archaic or obsolete.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

to add a small amount of colour — See also translations at tint

References[edit]

  1. ^ “tinge, v.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1912; “tinge” (US) / “tinge” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ “tinge, n.1”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1912.

Anagrams[edit]

Italian[edit]

Verb[edit]

tinge

  1. third-person singular present indicative of tingere

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

tinge

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of tingō

Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

tinge

  1. third-person singular present indicative of tingir

Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

tinge m (plural tinges)

  1. Eurasian eagle owl
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