tint(n = noun.attribute) shade, tincture, tone - a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
is a kind of color, coloring, colour, colouring
has particulars: mellowness, richness, tinge, undertone
Derived form verb tint₁

   tint(v = verb.change) tinct, tinge, touch - color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November"
is one way to color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize
Derived forms noun tint₁, noun tinter₁, noun tinting₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

   A slight coloring. [1913 Webster]
"Or blend in beauteous tints the colored mass." [1913 Webster]
"Their vigor sickens, and their tints decline." [1913 Webster]

   To give a slight coloring to; to tinge. [1913 Webster]

tint, n. & v.
--n.
1 a variety of a colour, esp. one made lighter by adding white.
2 a tendency towards or admixture of a different colour (red with a blue tint).
3 a faint colour spread over a surface, esp. as a background for printing on.
4 a set of parallel engraved lines to give uniform shading.
--v.tr. apply a tint to; colour.

Derivative:
tinter n.

Etymology:
alt. of earlier tinct f. L tinctus dyeing (as TINGE), perh. infl. by It. tinto

N  color, hue, tint, tinge, dye, complexion, shade, tincture, cast, livery, coloration, glow, flush, tone, key, pure color, positive color, primary color, primitive complementary color, three primaries, spectrum, chromatic dispersion, broken color, secondary color, tertiary color, local color, coloring, keeping, tone, value, aerial perspective, chromatics, spectrum analysis, spectroscopy, chromatism, chromatography, chromatology, prism, spectroscope, spectrograph, spectrometer, colorimeter (optical instruments), pigment, coloring matter, paint, dye, wash, distemper, stain, medium, mordant, oil paint, colored, colorific, tingent, tinctorial, chromatic, prismatic, full-colored, high-colored, deep-colored, doubly-dyed, polychromatic, chromatogenous, tingible, bright, vivid, intense, deep, fresh, unfaded, rich, gorgeous, gay, gaudy, florid, gay, garish, rainbow-colored, multihued, showy, flaunting, flashy, raw, crude, glaring, flaring, discordant, inharmonious, mellow, pastel, harmonious, pearly, sweet, delicate, tender, refined.

VB  color, dye, tinge, stain, tint, tinct, paint, wash, ingrain, grain, illuminate, emblazon, bedizen, imbue, paint.