tincture
tincture Lexical Profile
tincture Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A medicine or herbal extract made by dissolving a drug or plant substance in alcohol.
"The herbalist prepared a soothing tincture of chamomile and valerian root."
A slight trace, hint, or vestige of a quality, feeling, or color.
"There was a faint tincture of irony in the professor's polite reply."
Any of the metals, colors, or furs used in the design of a coat of arms in heraldry.
"By the strict rules of heraldry, a metallic tincture such as gold should not be placed directly upon silver."
• verb
To imbue or affect slightly with a specific quality, feeling, or characteristic.
"His early optimism was gradually tinctured with a sense of caution."
To tint, stain, or color slightly.
"The setting sun tinctured the clouds with shades of amber and rose."
• Rhymes for tincture
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Latin tinctura ('a dyeing' or 'a tint'), derived from the past participle of tingere ('to moisten, soak, or dye'), which also gave English 'tint' and 'tinge'.