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tingent

/ˈtɪnd͡ʒənt/

tingent adjective: having the power to tinge (dye).

Adjective

tingent (comparative more tingent, superlative most tingent)

  1. (archaic) Having the power to tinge (dye).
    • [T]his VVood by the Tincture, it afforded us in VVater, appears to have its coloured part Genuine enough; for as for the VVhite part, it appears upon trial of both at once, much leſs enriched vvith the tingent Property.1664, Robert Boyle, “Experiment X”, in Experiments and Considerations Touching Colours. […], London: […] Henry Herringman […], →OCLC, part III (Containing Promiscuous Experiments about Colours), page...

Forms of tingent

comparativemore tingent
superlativemost tingent

Origin of tingent

From Latin tingens, present participle of tingere (“to tinge”). See tinge.

Words that rhyme with tingent

Questions about tingent

What does tingent mean?
Tingent means having the power to tinge (dye).
What part of speech is tingent?
Tingent is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tingent?
Tingent is pronounced /ˈtɪnd͡ʒənt/.

Words near tingent in the dictionary

  1. tinged
  2. tingedst
  3. tingeing
  4. Tingen
  5. Tingens
  6. tingent
  7. tinger
  8. tingers
  9. tinges
  10. tingest
  11. tingeth

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