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- [tin-ee]
- /ˈtɪn i/
- /ˈtɪn.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tin-ee]
- /ˈtɪn i/
Definitions of tinny word
- adjective tinny of or like tin. 1
- adjective tinny containing tin. 1
- adjective tinny lacking in timbre or resonance; sounding thin or twangy: a tinny piano. 1
- adjective tinny not strong or durable; flimsy; shoddy. 1
- adjective tinny having the taste of tin. 1
- adjective tinny sound: not resonant 1
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Origin of tinny
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; tin + -y1
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Parts of speech for Tinny
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tinny popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tinny usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tinny
adj tinny
- fusible — capable of being fused or melted.
- geologic — of, relating to, or based on geology.
- metallic — of, relating to, or consisting of metal.
- metallurgic — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- mineral — any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.
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