tinge
tinge is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. 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.
- noun. 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.
- noun. a pale or subdued color
- noun. a slight but appreciable amount
"this dish could use a touch of garlic"
- verb. color lightly
"her greying hair was tinged blond"
"the leaves were tinged red in November"
- verb. affect as in thought or feeling
"My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"
"The sadness tinged his life"
Synonyms
undertone, hint, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, touch, tinct, tint, color, colour, distort
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in tinge:
Common word forms
tinged, tinger, tinges, tinging, tingeing
Words from these letters
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