TINGE


Meaning of TINGE in English

v. & n.

--v.tr. (also tingeing) (often foll. by with; often in passive)

1. colour slightly (is tinged with red).

2 affect slightly (regret tinged with satisfaction).

--n.

1. a tendency towards or trace of some colour.

2 a slight admixture of a feeling or quality.

Etymology: ME f. L tingere tinct- dye, stain

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.