The meaning of TINNY is thin in tone. How to use tinny in a sentence.

The slang or colloquial term tinnie or tinny has a variety of meanings, generally derived from some association with the metal tin, or aluminium foil which has a loose allusion to tin.

TINNY definition: 1. Tinny sound is of low quality or like metal being hit: 2. If something made of metal is tinny…. Learn more.

of or like tin. containing tin. lacking in timbre or resonance; sounding thin or twangy. a tinny piano. not strong or durable; flimsy; shoddy. having the taste of tin.

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1. Of, containing, or yielding tin. 2. Tasting or smelling of tin: tinny canned food. 3. Having a thin metallic sound: a high tinny voice. 4. Weak or thin; flimsy.

Definition of tinny adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you use tinny to describe something such as a cheap car, you mean that it is made of thin metal and is of poor quality. It is one of the cheapest cars on the market, with tinny bodywork.

tinny, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

If something is tinny, it sounds weak and a little metallic. Music played on an old-fashioned transistor radio would sound tinny compared to a fancy new stereo.