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demitint

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
demitint
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That part of a painting, engraving etc. which is neither fully dark nor fully light.

noun

The shade itself; neither the darkest nor the lightest in a composition.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French demi-teinte, or demi- + tint.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

demitints (plural)

Synonyms

halftone halftint half tint

Questions

What does demitint mean?
That part of a painting, engraving etc. which is neither fully dark nor fully light.
Where does demitint come from?
It is traced to French.

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