tints
/tɪnts/
tints is the plural of tint.
tints is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tint.
Meaning of tint
Noun
tint (plural tints)
- A slight coloring.
- A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
- A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
- Red and blue are different colors, but two shades of scarlet are different tints.
- A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
- A vehicle window that has been darkened to conceal the occupant.
- About an hour later, she noticed an all black Phantom with tints and chrome rims riding slowly through the car lot.2010, Rochelle Magee, No Witnesses: A Perilous Journey, page 36
Words that rhyme with tints
Questions about tints
- What is tints the plural of?
- Tints is the plural of tint.
- How do you pronounce tints?
- Tints is pronounced /tɪnts/.
Words near tints in the dictionary
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