demi-teinte
French, noun/də.mi.tɛ̃t/
demi-teinte is a French feminine noun meaning “halftone, a medium shade, neither particularly light nor particularly dark” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Coloris doux et effacé ; intermédiaire entre la teinte claire et la teinte foncée d’une couleur”.
What does demi-teinte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehalftone, a medium shade, neither particularly light nor particularly dark
- 2
femininesomething medium, mitigated, nuanced
en demi-teinte
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Coloris doux et effacé ; intermédiaire entre la teinte claire et la teinte foncée d’une couleur. 2. Tout ce qui n’est pas net, clair et évident.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of demi-teinte
- demi-teintes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce demi-teinte?
- /də.mi.tɛ̃t/
- \də.mi.tɛ̃t\
- [də.mi.tɛ̃t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.