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.
His notions, too,
respecting the government of the state, took a tinge from his notions respecting the government of the church.
Macaulay.
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. tunchōn, dunchōn,
thunkōn. Cf. Distain, Dunker,
Stain, Taint a stain, to stain, Tincture, Tint.] To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities of another substance, either by mixture, or by application to the surface; especially, to color slightly; to stain; as,
to tinge a blue color
with red; an
infusion tinged with
a yellow color by saffron.
His [Sir Roger's] virtues, as well as
imperfections, are tinged by a certain
extravagance.
Addison. Syn. -- To color; dye;
stain.
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