tinged

tinged
[[t]tɪ̱nʤd[/t]]
1) ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ with n, ADJ colour If something is tinged with a particular colour, it has a small amount of that colour in it.

His dark hair was just tinged with grey...

The living room was tinged yellow by light filtered through the curtains.

COMB in ADJ
Tinged is also a combining form.

...fragrant white, pink-tinged flowers.

2) ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ with n If something is tinged with a particular feeling or quality, it has or shows a small amount of that feeling or quality.

Her homecoming was tinged with sadness.

COMB in ADJ
Tinged is also a combining form.

...the jazz-tinged rock of the early Seventies.


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  • tinged — [tındʒd] adj showing a small amount of a colour, emotion or quality tinged with ▪ His voice was tinged with sadness and regret. ▪ white blossom tinged with pink pink tinged/jazz tinged/romantically tinged etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tinged — [ tındʒd ] adjective tinged with something that is tinged with a color, feeling, or quality contains a small amount of it: His voice was tinged with regret. white flowers tinged with blue …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tinged — UK [tɪndʒd] US adjective something that is tinged with a colour, feeling, or quality contains a small amount of it tinged with: His voice was tinged with regret. white flowers tinged with blue Thesaurus: general words used to describe… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tinged — [tintʃt, engl. tindʒd] der; , <aus gleichbed. engl. tinged, eigtl. Part. Perf. von to tinge »(leicht) färben, schattieren, tönen«, dies aus lat. tingere, vgl. ↑tingieren> fleckige od. dunkel verfärbte Rohbaumwolle …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • tinged — adj. (cannot stand alone) tinged with (tinged with regret) * * * (cannot stand alone) tinged with (tinged with regret) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • tinged — UK [tɪndʒd] / US adjective something that is tinged with a colour, feeling, or quality contains a small amount of it tinged with: His voice was tinged with regret. white flowers tinged with blue …   English dictionary

  • Tinged — 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[=o]n, dunch[=o]n, thunk[=o]n. Cf. {Distain}, {Dunker}, {Stain}, {Taint} a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tinged — adjective tinged with showing a small amount of a colour, emotion or quality: black hair tinged with grey …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • tinged — un·tinged; …   English syllables

  • tinged — [tɪndʒd] adj containing a very small amount of something white flowers tinged with blue[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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