Meanings
nounpaint thinner (countable and uncountable, plural paint thinners)
plural paint thinners
- countableuncountableAny of several solvents used to thin oil-based paints or to clean up after their use.
Pour a solvent such as paint thinner, mineral spirits, or a liquid sandpaper product in a metal can or enamel bowl. Wear protective gloves.
2004, Mickey Baskett, Fabulous Painted Furniture, page 13
Synonyms & antonyms
nounRotgut; especially, distilled rotgut.
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Bulgarian разреди́тел
- разреди́тел (razredítel)solvent
Chinese Cantonese 天拿水
- 天拿水 (tin¹ naa⁴ seoi²)solvent
Chinese Mandarin 稀釋液 /稀释液, 稀釋劑 /稀释剂
- 稀釋液 /稀释液 (xīshìyè)solvent
- 稀釋劑 /稀释剂 (xīshìjì)solvent
Dutch thinner, terpentine
- thinnersolvent
- terpentinesolvent
Finnish tinneri
- tinnerisolvent
French diluant à peinture
- diluant à peinturesolvent
German Farbverdünner, Lackverdünner
- Farbverdünnersolvent
- Lackverdünnersolvent
- Universalverdünnungsolvent
Hungarian hígító
- hígítósolvent
Italian diluente nitro
- diluente nitrosolvent
Japanese シンナー
- シンナー (shinnā)solvent
Polish rozcieńczalnik, rozcieńczacz
- rozcieńczalniksolvent
- rozcieńczaczsolvent
Portuguese tíner, diluente
- tínersolvent
- diluentesolvent
Romanian diluant de vopsea
- diluant de vopseasolvent
Russian разбави́тель для кра́ски, раствори́тель для кра́ски
- разбави́тель для кра́ски (razbavítelʹ dlja kráski)solvent
- раствори́тель для кра́ски (rastvorítelʹ dlja kráski)solvent
Spanish diluyente, adelgazador / rebajador de pinturas
- diluyentesolvent
- adelgazador / rebajador de pinturassolvent
- thinner (zíner)solvent
- disolventesolvent
- tínersolvent
- thinersolvent
- tíñersolvent
- zénersolvent
- decapantesolvent
Swedish thinner
- thinnersolvent
Turkish tiner
- tinersolvent
Cite this entry
APA
paint thinner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paint%20thinner
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“paint thinner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paint%20thinner. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paint thinner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paint%20thinner.
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