"demi-teinte" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /də.mi.tɛ̃t/ Audio: Fr-Paris--demi-teinte.ogg Forms: demi-teintes [plural]
Etymology: First attested in the 17th century. From demi- (“half”) + teinte (“tint, shade”). Etymology templates: {{etydate/the|17th century}} the 17th century, {{etydate|17th century}} First attested in the 17th century, {{af|fr|demi-|teinte|t1=half|t2=tint, shade}} demi- (“half”) + teinte (“tint, shade”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} demi-teinte f (plural demi-teintes)
  1. (literal, of a color) a medium shade, neither particularly light nor particularly dark Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-demi-teinte-fr-noun-DXLq4LcQ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31
  2. (figurative) something medium, mitigated, nuanced — often used as an adjective with en Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-demi-teinte-fr-noun-8uOG0Fq3 Categories (other): French terms prefixed with demi- Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with demi-: 34 66

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