lineament vs tinge

lineament

noun
  • A distinctive feature that characterizes something, especially the parts of the face of an individual. 

  • Any distinctive shape or line, etc. 

tinge

noun
  • The degree of vividness of a colour; hue, shade, tint. 

  • A small added amount of colour; (by extension) a small added amount of some other thing. 

verb
  • To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing. 

  • To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing. 

  • To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing. 

How often have the words lineament and tinge occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )