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"