tinge

Meanings

Noun

• A small added amount of colour; a small added amount of some other thing.
• The degree of vividness of a colour; hue, shade, tint.

Verb

• To add a small amount of colour; to tint; to add a small amount of some other thing.
• To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing.
• To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing.

Origin

• The verb is derived from Latin tingere, present active infinitive of tingō, from Proto-Indo-European *teng- ("to dip; to soak").
• The noun is derived from the verb.