tinctured 1 of 2

adjective

as in colored

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tinctured

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verb

past tense of tincture
as in painted
to give color or a different color to clouds tinctured by the rays of the setting sun

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinctured
  1. colored
  2. painted
  3. tinged
  4. tinted
  5. stained
  6. dyed
  7. hued
  8. brightened
Adjective
  • Pay attention to ordinary pleasures, like a warm bed on a cold night, a good cup of coffee, or a brightly colored bird outside the window.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Oyster shells—colored brown, gray, or white externally—have the roughest texture of the three bivalves.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of colored
Verb
  • Joseph has raised just $103,000, with $19,000 picked up in the first weeks of August as media reports have painted the former Republican Jolly as the Democratic establishment candidate against a progressive Joseph.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Thieves have dealt a Sicilian museum a harrowing loss, stealing three of the five surviving devotional panels painted by Renaissance master Antonello da Messina.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of painted
Adjective
  • The disconnect — platinum hits deemed too folky or rock-tinged to fly on rustic-hodgepodge radio stations — suggests this business is something other than a meritocracy.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The song pairs Wilson’s vocal with those of the late crooner, making for an elegant, twang-tinged take on the wintry track.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2025
Definition of tinged
Verb
  • White drapes frame the space, with a front window wall tinted Jacaranda-purple, visible from the outside.
    — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Police soon had images of a suspect – wearing a hard hat, tinted glasses and a face mask – spray-painting the security cameras around Fandrich's car early that morning, to apparently conceal the crime.
    — Lauren Clark, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of tinted
Adjective
  • How To Deep Clean Stained Wood Baseboards For stained wood baseboards, Matthews advises dusting using a dry microfiber cloth and Murphy’s Oil or a wood cleaning oil (remove excessive dirt and crumbs with a vacuum cleaner first).
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The stained glass above the front door had fallen into the street, held up only by a single cord.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of stained
Verb
  • Window treatments were made from oksa silk, a sheer, organza-like textile dyed with onion peels.
    — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The fact that this was untrue—Holmes had dyed his hair red, but not for that reason—did little to dispel the rumor, which seemed to fit the popular belief that violent, dystopian art has the power to induce some viewers to commit terrible crimes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of dyed
Adjective
  • The Hustlers star styled her caramel-hued hair in a straight blowout with a middle part.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Grandma gardens create a nostalgic, comforting atmosphere with layered, classic pastel-hued blooms.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of hued
Verb
  • Around that time, the comet experienced a large outburst, which brightened it about 8,000 times.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • My whole life, my father had brightened at the sight of me, laughed at my jokes, and advised my brother, three years younger, to follow my example.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of brightened
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