Tint

n. [It. tinta, tinto, Sp. tinta, tinte, Pr. tenta, tenh, Fr. teinte, teint, from Lat. tinctus, p. p. of tingere, to dye. See TINGE.] A slight coloring or tincture distinct from the ground or principal color; a color; a feeble dye; as, red with a blue tint, or tint of blue. Or blend in beauteous tint the colored mass. Pope. Their vigor sickens, and their tints decline. Harte. In painting, tints are the colors considered as more or less bright, deep, or thin, being modified in oil-colors by the addition of a white pigment, and in water-colors by the addition of water in various quantities. By the due use and intermixture of these, a picture receives its shades, softness, and variety. Fairholt.