Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overtint

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: overtint
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To tint excessively.

Transitive verb

verb

To apply another tint over.

Transitive verb

noun

A tint layered over another.

Example Sentences

"The actual amount of color required is very small and care must be exercised not to overtint the wool, or a bluish tone will be obtained."
"She wore the same dress she had worn that Sunday of their tryst; that exquisite dress, with the faint lavender overtint, like the tender colours of the beautiful day he made his own."

Etymology

From over- + tint.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

overtints (present, singular) overtinting (participle, present) overtinted (participle, past) overtinted (past) overtints (plural)

Questions

What does overtint mean?: To tint excessively.
Where does overtint come from?: From over- + tint.

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