Difference between Tint and Shade

What is the difference between Tint and Shade?

Tint as a noun is a slight coloring. while Shade as a noun is darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.

Tint

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A slight coloring. A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade). A color considered with reference to other very similar colors; as, red and blue are different colors, but two shades of scarlet are different tints. A shaded effect produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To shade, to color.

Example sentence: Carbon's eastern neighbor on the table, nitrogen, dresses up diamonds in pinks, yellows, oranges, and brownish tints known romantically as 'champagne.'

Shade

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.A variety of a colour/color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).A subtle variation in a concept.A ghost.A creature that is partially human and partially angel.A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To shield from light.To alter slightly.To vary slightly, particularly in color.When a defensive player moves slightly from his normal fielding position.To darken, particularly in drawing.

Example sentence: False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the instant we cross into the shade.

We hope you now know whether to use Tint or Shade in your sentence.

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