Usually means: Insensitive to nuances in music.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word tin ear:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. tin ear: Merriam-Webster
  2. tin ear: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. tin ear: Collins English Dictionary
  4. tin ear: Vocabulary.com
  5. tin-ear: Wordnik
  6. tin ear: Wiktionary
  7. tin ear: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. tin ear: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. tin ear: Dictionary.com
  10. Tin ear: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. tin ear: Rhymezone
  12. tin ear: FreeDictionary.org
  13. tin ear: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. tin ear: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. tin ear: A Word A Day
  2. tin ear: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. tin ear: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Note: See tin_ears as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (tin ear)

noun:  (idiomatic) Insensitivity to and inability to appreciate the elements of performed music or the rhythm, elegance, or nuances of language.
noun:  (idiomatic) Insensitivity to the nuances of the current situation or the subtleties of a craft; indifference to somebody else's attitudes, moods, and dialogue.

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