thinner

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.

   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.

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)