a tinge of sadness

  • 1tinge — [ tındʒ ] noun count a small amount of a color, feeling, or quality: Her brown hair had a slight tinge of gray. a tinge of sadness/nostalgia …

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  • 2tinge — tinge1 [tındʒ] n a very small amount of a colour, emotion, or quality tinge of ▪ There was a tinge of sadness in her voice. ▪ This glass has a greenish tinge. tinge 2 tinge2 present participle tinging or tingeing v [T] …

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  • 3tinge — UK [tɪndʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms tinge : singular tinge plural tinges a small amount of a colour, feeling, or quality Her brown hair had a slight tinge of grey. a tinge of sadness/nostalgia …

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  • 4tinge — 1 noun (C) a very small amount of a colour, emotion, or quality (+ of): a tinge of sadness in her voice 2 verb (transitive + with) to give something a small amount of a particular colour, emotion, or quality …

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  • 5tinge — [tɪndʒ] noun [C] a very small amount of a colour, feeling, or quality a tinge of sadness/nostalgia[/ex] …

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  • 6tinge — ► VERB (tinging or tingeing) (often be tinged) 1) colour slightly. 2) impart a small amount of a quality to: a visit tinged with sadness. ► NOUN ▪ a slight trace of a colour, feeling, or quality. ORIGIN Latin tingere to …

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  • 7sadness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, great, overwhelming, profound, real … OF SADNESS ▪ hint, tinge, touch …

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  • 8tinge — verb (tinges, tinging or tingeing, tinged) 1》 colour slightly. 2》 have a slight influence on: a visit tinged with sadness. noun a slight trace. Origin C15: from L. tingere to dip or colour …

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  • 9color — n 1 Color, hue, shade, tint, tinge, tone are comparable when they mean a property or attribute of a visible thing that is recognizable only when rays of light fall upon the thing and that is distinct from properties (as shape or size) apparent in …

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