Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teint

/teɪnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: teint
IPA: /teɪnt/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Colour, tinge; tint.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"For time ſhall with his ready pencil ſtand; / Retouch your figures with his ripening hand; / Mellow your colors, and imbrown the teint; / Add every grace, which time alone can grant; / To future ages ſhall your fame convey, / And give more beauties than he takes away."
"The paleness of Madame de St. Irvyne's cheek, on which the only teint was an occasional and hectic flush, announced that the illness which consumed her, rapidly increased, and would soon lead her gently to the gates of death."
"There was no rose-teint on his wasted cheek"

Etymology

From French teint, teinte. See tint.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: teint

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

teints (plural)

Homonyms

taint

Rhymes With

can't ain't paint saint complaint faint restraint constraint quaint taint repaint feint

Questions

How do you pronounce teint?: The recorded pronunciation is /teɪnt/.
What does teint mean?: Colour, tinge; tint.
Where does teint come from?: It is traced to French.

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