tinge
verb
[ tɪn(d)ʒ ]
• colour slightly.
• "a mass of white blossom tinged with pink"
Similar:
tint,
colour,
dye,
stain,
shade,
suffuse,
flush,
imbue,
wash,
overlay,
bathe,
saturate,
steep,
impregnate,
permeate,
penetrate,
pervade,
run through,
tinge
noun
• a trace of a colour.
• "there was a faint pink tinge to the sky"
Origin:
late 15th century: from Latin tingere ‘to dip or colour’. The noun dates from the mid 18th century.
