1. A quality of a given colour that differs slightly from another colour
   "after several trials he mixed the tint of pink that she wanted";
   - shade, tincture, tone
    
2. A dye for colouring the hair
   "She chose a temporary tint to experiment with a new look";
   - hair dye, hair coloring [US], hair colouring [Brit, Cdn]
    
3. A just detectable amount
   "a tint of glamour";
   - trace, hint, suggestion

1. Colour lightly
   "her greying hair was tinted blond";
   - tinct [archaic], tinge, touch

Derived forms: tints, tinting, tinted

Type of: color [US], color in [US], coloring [US], colorise [Brit], colorize [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], colour in [Brit, Cdn], colouring [Brit, Cdn], colourise [Brit], colourize [Brit, Cdn], dye, dyestuff, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity

Encyclopedia: Tint, tone and shade