tinny
Lacking bass depth
Tinny describes a thin, high-pitched, metallic sound—the quality of cheap speakers, old recordings, or small devices: The music sounded tinny through the laptop speakers.
It also describes things resembling tin: flimsy, insubstantial, or cheaply made.
A tinny taste is unpleasantly metallic.
In Australian slang, a tinny is a can of beer or a small aluminum boat.
Resembling ore-based elements
- thinSmall in diameter
- high-pitchedHigh in frequency
- reedyThin and high-pitched
- twangySharp vibrating sound quality
hollow · shrill · trebly · resonant · ringing · ping · clink · tinkle
Semiconductor signal switch
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- earbudsTiny insertable audio devices
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- phoneHandheld communication device
portable · small · lo-fi · compressed · distorted · flat · boxy · muffled
Resembling ore-based elements
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
- offNot functioning
- chemicalSubstance with defined composition
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
iron · coppery · unpleasant · aftertaste · medicinal · tainted · contaminated · aluminum
Weak and easily damaged
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- inferiorOf lower rank
- low-qualitySubstandard in nature
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
insubstantial · budget · tacky · second-rate · mass-produced · disposable · substandard · plasticky
metallic
Resembling ore-based elements
- thinSmall in diameter
- high-pitchedHigh in frequency
- reedyThin and high-pitched
twangy · hollow · shrill · trebly · resonant · ringing · ping · clink · tinkle · jangle
transistor
Semiconductor signal switch
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- earbudsTiny insertable audio devices
- laptopPortable hinged computer
phone · portable · small · lo-fi · compressed · distorted · flat · boxy · muffled · crackling
metallic
Resembling ore-based elements
blood · iron · coppery · unpleasant · aftertaste · medicinal · tainted · contaminated · aluminum · foil
flimsy
Weak and easily damaged
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- inferiorOf lower rank
- low-qualitySubstandard in nature
lightweight · insubstantial · budget · tacky · second-rate · mass-produced · disposable · substandard · plasticky · rickety
preserved
Kept from deterioration
beans · soup · beer · soda · aluminum · container · opener · lid · pantry · shelf-stable
- Aussie slangarvo, bogan, brekkie, chook, cobber
- high-pitched soundssqueak, squeal, shriek, screech, shrill
- sound qualitiesloudness, pitch, tone, faintness, clarity
- timbretimbre, tone color, quality, resonance, overtones
- Australianakangaroo, Vegemite, boomerang, koala, didgeridoo
- music wordsacoustic, melodic, harmonic, rhythmic, bass
- tin foilThin metallic sheeting
- tin canSealed metal food container
- tin earInability to discern pitch
- tin snipsTool for cutting sheet metal
- muffin tinBaking tray with cups
- tin foil hatImprovised telepathy shield
tin, tinned, tincture, tinfoil, tinsmith, tinware, tinplate, tinniness, tinniest