Phrase guide

paint thinner

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several solvents used to thin oil-based paints or to clean up after their use.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: thinner, liquid, substance

2

noun

Meaning 2

Rotgut; especially, distilled rotgut.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, humorous, uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonym: jet fuel

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jet fuel

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: разреди́тел (razredítel) — solvent
  • Chinese Cantonese: 天拿水 (tin1 naa4 seoi2) — solvent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 稀釋液 /稀释液 (xīshìyè) — solvent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 稀釋劑 /稀释剂 (xīshìjì) — solvent
  • Dutch: thinner — solvent
  • Finnish: tinneri — solvent
  • French: diluant à peinture — solvent
  • German: Farbverdünner — solvent
  • German: Lackverdünner — solvent
  • German: Universalverdünnung — solvent
  • Hungarian: hígító — solvent
  • Italian: diluente nitro — solvent
  • Japanese: シンナー (shinnā) — solvent
  • Portuguese: tíner — solvent
  • Portuguese: diluente — solvent
  • Romanian: diluant de vopsea — solvent
  • Russian: разбави́тель для кра́ски (razbavítelʹ dlja kráski) — solvent
  • Russian: раствори́тель для кра́ски (rastvorítelʹ dlja kráski) — solvent
  • Spanish: diluyente — solvent
  • Spanish: adelgazador / rebajador de pinturas — solvent
  • Spanish: thinner (zíner) — solvent
  • Spanish: disolvente — solvent
  • Spanish: tíner — solvent
  • Spanish: thiner — solvent
  • Spanish: tíñer — solvent
  • Spanish: zéner — solvent
  • Spanish: decapante — solvent
  • Swedish: thinner — solvent
  • Turkish: tiner — solvent