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A color so shy it only commits to a hint.
means A slight trace of color, or by extension a faint hint of any quality or feeling.
from From Latin tingere, to dye or moisten, which also stained English with tint and tincture; a tinge is the dye holding back.
Family treeCousin of tint, tincture, and even taint.
Beyond colorNow tinges sadness, irony, and regret too.
Quiet by natureA tinge is always small; bold defeats the word.