my new favorite word

Tincture

A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.

One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.

The finer and more volatile parts of a substance, separated by a solvent; an extract of a part of the substance of a body communicated to the solvent.

A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in solution.

A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel.

A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as, a tincture of French manners.

To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.

To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to tinge.

poorly used by this guy here:

Franchetti chimed in: "He had researched to some degree my family's charity giving, and that made me realize that his own interests were tinctured with morality and therefore not worth my while."

um, that makes you look like the jerk, i think, no?