tinge : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tinge	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for tinge
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tinge n a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" Synonym(s): touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon a pale or subdued color Synonym(s): undertone, tinge v affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life" Synonym(s): tinge, color, colour, distort color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November" Synonym(s): tint, tinct, tinge, touch
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tinge \Tinge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tingeing}.] [L. tingere, tinctum, to dye, stain, wet; akin to Gr. [?], and perhaps to G. tunken to dip, OHG. tunch[d3]n, dunch[d3]n, thunk[d3]n. Cf. {Distain}, {Dunker}, {Stain}, {Taint} a stain, to stain, {Tincture}, {Tint}.] To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities of another substance, either by mixture, or by application to the surface; especially, to color slightly; to stain; as, to tinge a blue color with red; an infusion tinged with a yellow color by saffron. His [Sir Roger's] virtues, as well as imperfections, are tinged by a certain extravagance. --Addison. Syn: To color; dye; stain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tinge \Tinge\, n. A degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste, or something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture, or added to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade; taste. His notions, too, respecting the government of the state, took a tinge from his notions respecting the government of the church. --Macaulay.