TINCTURE
Dictionary entry overview: What does tincture mean?
• TINCTURE (noun)
The noun TINCTURE has 4 senses:
1. a substances that colors metals
2. an indication that something has been present
3. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color
4. (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
Familiarity information: TINCTURE used as a noun is uncommon.
• TINCTURE (verb)
The verb TINCTURE has 2 senses:
1. fill, as with a certain quality
2. stain or tint with a color
Familiarity information: TINCTURE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TINCTURE (noun)
Meaning:
A substances that colors metals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("tincture" is a kind of...):
color; coloring material; colour; colouring material (any material used for its color)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tincture"):
argent (a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance)
Meaning:
An indication that something has been present
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
vestige; trace; tincture; shadow
Context examples:
there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim / a tincture of condescension
Hypernyms ("tincture" is a kind of...):
indicant; indication (something that serves to indicate or suggest)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tincture"):
footprint (a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important)
Meaning:
A quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
tint; shade; tincture; tone
Context example:
after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted
Hypernyms ("tincture" is a kind of...):
color; coloring; colour; colouring (a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tincture"):
mellowness (a soft shade of a color)
richness (a strong deep vividness of hue)
tinge; undertone (a pale or subdued color)
Meaning:
(pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tincture" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Domain category:
materia medica; pharmacological medicine; pharmacology (the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tincture"):
iodine; tincture of iodine (a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic)
arnica (used especially in treating bruises)
• TINCTURE (verb)
Meaning:
Fill, as with a certain quality
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
impregnate; tincture; infuse; instill
Context example:
The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide
Hypernyms (to "tincture" is one way to...):
fill; fill up; make full (make full, also in a metaphorical sense)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Stain or tint with a color
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
The leaves were tinctured with a bright red
Hypernyms (to "tincture" is one way to...):
tinct; tinge; tint; touch (color lightly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
