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mistint

mistint noun: a paint that is tinted the wrong color (from the perspective of the person who originally ordered the paint in a certain color).

Noun

mistint (plural mistints)

  1. A paint that is tinted the wrong color (from the perspective of the person who originally ordered the paint in a certain color).
    Synonyms:
    mistint paint, mistinted paint

Verb

mistint (third-person singular simple present mistints, present participle mistinting, simple past and past participle mistinted)

  1. (transitive) To tint (paint) in the wrong color (from the perspective of the person who originally ordered the paint in a certain color).

Synonyms of mistint

  • mistint paint
  • mistinted paint

Forms of mistint

Noun
pluralmistints
Verb
third-person singular presentmistints
present participlemistinting
past participlemistinted
pastmistinted

Origin of mistint

From mis- + tint.

Questions about mistint

What does mistint mean?
Mistint means a paint that is tinted the wrong color (from the perspective of the person who originally ordered the paint in a certain color).
What part of speech is mistint?
Mistint can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of mistint?
The plural of mistint is mistints.

Words near mistint in the dictionary

  1. mistinesses
  2. misting
  3. misting over
  4. misting up
  5. mistings
  6. mistint
  7. mistinted
  8. mistinting
  9. mistints
  10. mistion
  11. mistions

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