Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tin-eared

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: tin-eared
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a tin ear; tone-deaf.

Example Sentences

"But Trump’s pursuit of his political vendettas in a presidency increasingly revolving around personal goals, expensive legacy projects and tin-eared economic messaging is going to cause a headache for the GOP."

Etymology

Etymology tree English tin ear Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English tin-eared From tin ear + -ed.

Inflected Forms

more tin-eared (comparative) most tin-eared (superlative)

Questions

What does tin-eared mean?: Having a tin ear; tone-deaf.
Where does tin-eared come from?: Etymology tree English tin ear Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English tin-eared From tin ear + -ed.

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