TIN EAR as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • insensitivity to the appropriateness or subtlety of language
   Usage Example(s)
   • he has a tin ear for dialogue
   Hypernyms(s) tin ear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • insensitivity (what does insensitivity mean?)
   • insensitiveness (what does insensitiveness mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an inability to distinguish differences in pitch
   Synonym(s)
   • tone deafness (what does tone deafness mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) tin ear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • deafness (what does deafness mean?)
   • hearing loss (what does hearing loss mean?)