thinner

English

Etymology

From thin +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈθɪnə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) enPR: thĭnʹər, IPA(key): /ˈθɪnɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: thin‧ner

Adjective

thinner

  1. comparative form of thin: more thin

Noun

thinner (plural thinners)

  1. A liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid.
    Turpentine or mineral spirits can be used as a thinner for oil-based paints.
  2. Something that thins or thins out (another thing).
    Pomegranate juice and exercise are great natural blood thinners.
    The new type of mechanical thinner allowed thinning of peach blossoms to be completed earlier.
    A solid mane thinner is indispensable in finishing the looks of your horse.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: tiner

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English thinner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪ.nər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: thin‧ner
  • Rhymes: -ɪnər

Noun

thinner m (uncountable)

  1. paint thinner

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English thinner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtineɾ/ [ˈt̪i.neɾ]
  • Rhymes: -ineɾ
  • Syllabification: thin‧ner

Noun

thinner m (plural thinners)

  1. thinner, paint thinner
    Synonyms: disolvente, solvente

Usage notes

  • According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English thinner. Attested since 1934.

Noun

thinner c

  1. paint thinner

Declension

Declension of thinner
nominative genitive
singular indefinite thinner thinners
definite thinnern thinnerns
plural indefinite
definite

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