tone vs tinge

tone and tinge both are nouns.

tone and tinge both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tone	Yes	No	Yes	No
tinge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tinge is a hyponym of tone; that is, tinge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tone:

tone: a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
tinge: a pale or subdued color

Other hyponyms of tone include mellowness, richness, undertone.

tone (noun)	tinge (noun)
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color	a pale or subdued color
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)	a slight but appreciable amount
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
a steady sound without overtones
a musical interval of two semitones
the quality of a person's voice
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

tone (verb)	tinge (verb)
give a healthy elasticity to	color lightly
change to a color image	affect as in thought or feeling
change the color or tone of
utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
vary the pitch of one's speech

Difference between tone and tinge

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