Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A slight or subtle tint.
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- noun A
subtle orsubdued tint
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Examples
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As for Hermione, her look of happiness had returned, but with an undertint of melancholy, visible perhaps only to Garnett, but to him always hauntingly present.
The Hermit and the Wild Woman Edith Wharton 1899
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