tinct

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tinct

  • /tɪŋkt/

Rhymes with -ɪŋkt

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From Middle English tynct (noun) and tincten, tyncten, tynkten (verb), borrowed from Latin tīnctus, past participle of tingō (“to tinge”). Doublet of tint.

noun tincts

  1. archaic A tint or colour. blue of heaven's own tinct

verb tincts · tincting · tincted

  1. to tint, tinge or colour

adjective more tinct · most tinct

  1. tinged or lightly coloured The blew in black, the greene in gray is tinct, […]

noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of tincture

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@misc{tinct_2026,
  title = {tinct},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tinct},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}