tingent

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/ˈtɪnd͡ʒənt/

adjective

Having the power to tinge (dye).

OriginLatin tingens →
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Meanings

adjectivetingent (comparative more tingent, superlative most tingent)

comparative more tingent · superlative most tingent

  1. archaicHaving the power to tinge (dye).

    [T]his VVood by the Tincture, it afforded us in VVater, appears to have its coloured part Genuine enough; for as for the VVhite part, it appears upon trial of both at once, much leſs enriched vvith the tingent Property.

    1664, Robert Boyle, “Experiment X”, in Experiments and Considerations Touching Colours. […], London: […] Henry Herringman […], →OCLC, part III (Containing Promiscuous Experiments about Colours), page 209

Origin

  1. Latintingens
  2. Englishtingent

From Latin tingens, present participle of tingere (“to tinge”). See tinge.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tingent

stringent
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Anagrams

nettingtenting
Cite this entry
APA

tingent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tingent

MLA

“tingent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tingent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tingent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tingent.

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