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chintz

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /t͡ʃɪnts/
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  • rhymes with -ɪnts

1

noun

Meaning 1

A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi छींट (chī̃ṭ).

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شِينْتْز (šīntz) — fabric
  • Armenian: չիթ (čʻitʻ) — fabric
  • Chinese Mandarin: 印花棉布 (yìnhuā miánbù) — fabric
  • Danish: chintz — fabric
  • Dutch: sits — fabric
  • Estonian: sits — fabric
  • Faroese: kins — fabric
  • Finnish: sintsi — fabric
  • French: chintz — fabric
  • German: Chintz — fabric
  • Hindi: छींट (chī̃ṭ) — fabric
  • Icelandic: sirs — fabric
  • Ingrian: sitsa — fabric
  • Italian: chintz — fabric
  • Kazakh: шыт (şyt) — fabric
  • Portuguese: chita — fabric
  • Russian: чинц (činc) — fabric
  • Russian: си́тец (sítec) — fabric
  • Serbo-Croatian: ци̏ц — fabric
  • Serbo-Croatian: cȉc — fabric
  • Spanish: chintz — fabric
  • Ottoman Turkish: چیت (çit) — fabric