tingent

English

Etymology

From Latin tingens, present participle of tingere (“to tinge”). See tinge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪnd͡ʒənt/
• Rhymes: -ɪnd͡ʒənt

Adjective

tingent (comparative more tingent, superlative most tingent)

1. (archaic) Having the power to tinge (dye).
   • 1664, Robert Boyle, “Experiment X”, in Experiments and Considerations Touching Colours. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Henry Herringman […], published 1670, →OCLC, part III (Containing Promiscuous Experiments about Colours), page 209:

     [T]his VVood by the Tincture, it afforded us in VVater, appears to have its coloured part Genuine enough; for as for the VVhite part, it appears upon trial of both at once, much leſs enriched vvith the tingent Property.

References

• “tingent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• netting, tenting

Latin

Verb

tingent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of tingō