Tincture Definition

tĭngkchər
tinctured, tinctures, tincturing
noun
tinctures
A dye.
Webster's New World
A light color; tint; tinge.
Webster's New World
A quality that colors, pervades, or distinguishes.
American Heritage
A slight admixture or infusion of some substance or quality; trace, smattering, etc.
Webster's New World
A trace or vestige.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
tinctured, tinctures, tincturing
To color lightly; tint; tinge.
Webster's New World
To imbue or permeate lightly with some substance or quality.
A message tinctured with hope.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Tincture

Noun

Singular:
tincture
Plural:
tinctures

Origin of Tincture

  • Middle English from Latin tīnctūra a dyeing from tīnctus past participle of tingere to dye

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English, from Latin tinctura, from the verb tingo. Compare tint, taint.

    From Wiktionary

Tincture Sentence Examples

  • He seems then or later to have acquired some tincture of learning.

  • This tincture contains chloroform, morphine and prussic acid, and must be used with the greatest care.

  • She pours that tincture over a new jar of fresh lemon balm leaves.

  • The tincture, made from the wood, also had the reputation of curing leprosy.

  • I should mention that Garlic in tincture form is particularly pungent!

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Words Starting With

TTITIN

Words Ending With

EREURE

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Words Starting With T and Ending With E

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With T8 Letter Words Ending With E