tinge
Whisper of color
A tinge is a slight trace of color or quality: a tinge of pink in the sky, a tinge of sadness in her voice.
The word suggests something barely present but noticeable—enough to affect the whole without dominating it.
To tinge is to impart such a trace: Regret tinged his memories of that summer.
Color's specific character
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- toneQuality of sound
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- washClean using liquid
cast · coloration · flush · blush · hint · touch · dye · stain
Minute remnant or pursue
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- noteShort written record
- whisperSpeech without full voice
nuance · undertone · overtone · glimmer · inkling · whiff · dash · soupçon
Lasting surface discoloration
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- blemishVisible flaw or mark
- markVisible impression or sign
- spotMark or location
streak · smudge · blot · mar · sully · besmirch · tarnish · spoil
State of emotional pain
- regretSorrow over past actions
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
jealousy · irony · sarcasm · wistfulness · resentment · envy · guilt · longing
hue
Color's specific character
wash · cast · coloration · flush · blush · hint · touch · dye · stain · undertone
trace
Minute remnant or pursue
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- noteShort written record
whisper · nuance · undertone · overtone · glimmer · inkling · whiff · dash · soupçon · suspicion
stain
Lasting surface discoloration
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- blemishVisible flaw or mark
- markVisible impression or sign
spot · streak · smudge · blot · mar · sully · besmirch · tarnish · spoil · color
sadness
State of emotional pain
- regretSorrow over past actions
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
nostalgia · jealousy · irony · sarcasm · wistfulness · resentment · envy · guilt · longing · disappointment
- coloringcoloring book, dye, colorize, coloring books, coloring page
- visual qualitiescolor, hue, saturation, brightness, lightness
- small amountsbit, drop, hint, dash, pinch
- gradationsgradient, gradation, spectrum, scale, continuum
- remnantsremnant, residue, leftover, remainder, vestige
- tiny amountsbit, drop, hint, dash, dot
tingebleach
Chemical stain and germ killer
decolorize · whiten · blanch · fade · wash out
tingeachromatism
Absence of pigmentation
colorlessness · white · neutral · clear · achromatic
- tinted windowsDyed vehicle glass
- tinted glassColored transparent sheet
- rose-tinted glassesUnrealistically positive perspective
- rose tinted glasses
- tinted lensesColored optical glass
- rose-tinted spectaclesUnrealistically optimistic viewpoint
tint, tinted, tincture, tints, tinged, tinting, ting, tinging, tinctured