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Tinned vs Tinted - What's the difference?

tinned | tinted |

As verbs the difference between tinned and tinted

is that tinned is (tin) while tinted is (tint).

As adjectives the difference between tinned and tinted

is that tinned is coated, or plated with tin while tinted is slightly colored, having tint.

tinned

English

Verb

(head)
  • (tin)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Coated, or plated with tin.
  • Packed in a tin can; canned.
  • Previously prepared; not fresh or new

    • Anagrams

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    tinted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Slightly colored, having tint.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=Foreword citation , passage=He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood. They dated from the previous century and were coarsely printed on tinted paper, with tinsel outlining the design.}}

    See also

    * (of glasses) colored, polarized, darkened

    Verb

    (head)
  • (tint)