thinner

From thin +‎ -er.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈθɪnə(ɹ)/

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• (US) enPR: thĭnʹər, IPA^(key): /ˈθɪnɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɪnə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: thin‧ner

thinner

1. comparative form of thin: more thin

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.

• → Turkish: tiner

Borrowed from English thinner.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪ.nər/

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• Hyphenation: thin‧ner
• Rhymes: -ɪnər

thinner m (uncountable)

1. paint thinner

thinner m (plural thinners)

1. thinner, paint thinner

Borrowed from English thinner. Attested since 1934.

thinner c

1. paint thinner

• thinner in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• thinner in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• thinner in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)