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Meaning of dingy in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  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

Famous quotes

  • « Fantastic! Right in the middle of that long stretch between Christmas and Spring Break, your coats are getting dirty, everything's dark, dingy - what a great time for a movie! »
    John Hughes

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