de-tinted
|de-tint-ed|
/ˌdiːˈtɪnt/
(de-tint)
remove a tint
Etymology
'de-tint' is formed from the prefix 'de-' (from Latin 'de-' meaning 'away, off, remove') + 'tint' (from Middle English 'tint', Old French 'teint', ultimately from Latin 'tingere' meaning 'to dye').
'tint' entered English via Old French 'teint' from Latin 'tingere'; the productive prefix 'de-' was added in Modern English to create a verb meaning 'remove tint', yielding the compound/derived form 'de-tint' and its participial form 'de-tinted'.
Originally, 'tint' referred to the act or result of dyeing or a dye/tinge; the compound 'de-tint' (a modern formation) came to mean specifically 'to remove that dye/tinge' — often used for corrective color work in photography or to describe glass/film processing.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
to remove a tint or color cast from something (such as glass, film, or a digital image), restoring a more neutral or original color.
The photographer de-tinted the image to remove the blue color cast.
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Adjective 1
having had a tint removed; described something from which tinting has been taken away.
The de-tinted glass allowed clearer vision through the window.
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Last updated: 2025/12/09 06:28