Meaning of dingy in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈdɪndʒi/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   dingy

   Definitions

   1. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

   Examples

   • « a miner's begrimed face »
   • « dingy linen »
   • « grimy hands »
   • « grubby little fingers »
   • « a grungy kitchen »

   Synonyms

   • dirty
   • soiled
   • unclean
2. 2. (of color) discolored by impurities

   Examples

   • « not bright and clear »
   • « dirty is often used in combination »
   • « a dirty (or dingy) white »
   • « the muddied gray of the sea »
   • « muddy colors »
   • « dirty-green walls »
   • « dirty-blonde hair »

   Synonyms

   • impure
3. 3. depressing in character or appearance

   Examples

   • « drove through dingy streets »
   • « the dismal prison twilight- Charles Dickens »
   • « drab old buildings »
   • « a dreary mining town »
   • « gloomy tenements »
   • « sorry routine that follows on the heels of death- B.A.Williams »

   Synonyms

   • cheerless
   • uncheerful