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tin ear

noun – informal

realm: critical thinking Inability, or unwillingness to discriminate between what is true, right or important vs. what is irrelevant, desirable, or commonly accepted.

realm: music

Being tone deaf, or not possessing sensitivity to musical expression

Foundations

Being insensitive to subtlety, value or appropriateness in words or thought.

Someone who does not easily relate to musical expression, i.e. that which is melodic, rhythmic, or tonal.

Examples

He has a tin ear for any new idea.

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