Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
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 stain … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [1913 Webster] His notions, too, respecting the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tinge — [ tındʒ ] noun count a small amount of a color, feeling, or quality: Her brown hair had a slight tinge of gray. a tinge of sadness/nostalgia … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tinge — [n1] color cast, colorant, coloration, coloring, dye, dyestuff, hue, nib, pigment, shade, stain, tincture, tint, tone, wash; concept 622 Ant. white tinge [n2] hint bit, dash, drop, intimation, nib, pinch, shade, smack, smattering, soupçon,… … New thesaurus
tingė — tingė̃ (gen. ir iõs; R135, MŽ177) sf. (3) NdŽ, tingė̃ [K], LB268, FrnW, KŽ; N žr. tingystė … Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language
Tinge — Tinge, Stadt, so v.w. Tanger … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
tinge — index minimum, stain Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tinge re — index imbue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
TINGE — promuntor. Africae, quod ferunt ab Antaeo conditum. Vocatur etiam Ampelusia … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
tinge — TÍNGE vb. v. atinge. Trimis de siveco, 21.10.2008. Sursa: Sinonime … Dicționar Român
tinge — (v.) late 15c., to dye, color slightly, from L. tingere to dye, color, originally to moisten (see TINCTURE (Cf. tincture)). Related: Tinged. The noun is first recorded 1752 … Etymology dictionary
