Search Result for "tin_ear":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an inability to distinguish differences in pitch;
[syn: tone deafness, tin ear]

2. insensitivity to the appropriateness or subtlety of language;
- Example: "he has a tin ear for dialogue"


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tin ear n 1: an inability to distinguish differences in pitch [syn: tone deafness, tin ear] 2: insensitivity to the appropriateness or subtlety of language; "he has a tin ear for dialogue"