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- Dictionarydingy/ˈdɪn(d)ʒi/
adjective
- 1. gloomy and drab: "a dingy room"
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Dingy means dark and often also dirty, especially in a place or material. Learn how to use this adjective with examples, synonyms and related words from the Cambridge Dictionary.
- English (US)
(of a place or material) dark and unattractive esp. because...
- Dingy: Indonesian Translation
dingy translate: suram. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Dingy: Polish Translation
dingy translate: obskurny, obskurny. Learn more in the...
- Dingy: Malay Translation
DINGY translate: comot. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Dingy: German Translation
dingy translate: schäbig. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Dingy: Russian Translation
DINGY translate: грязный, тусклый. Learn more in the...
- Dingy Spanish Translation
DINGY translate: lúgubre, sombrío, sucio/ia...
- Dingy: French Translation
dingy translate: miteux/-euse, miteux. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
Dingy is an adjective that describes something dark, dull, or dirty. It can also be a verb that means to ignore or avoid something. See examples, synonyms, and word origin of dingy.
Dingy definition: of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness.. See examples of DINGY used in a sentence.
(of a place or material) dark and unattractive esp. because of being dirty or not cared for: The stores seemed old and dingy, their lights too dim and their ceilings too low. (Definition of dingy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of dingy. dingy.
Dingy is an adjective that means dirty, unclean, or shabby. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
1. lacking light or brightness; drab. 2. dirty; discoloured. [C18: perhaps from an earlier dialect word related to Old English dynge dung] ˈdingily adv. ˈdinginess n. dingy. (ˈdɪŋɪ) vb, pl -gies, -gying or -gied. (tr) slang Brit to ignore (a person) or avoid (an event)
If something is dingy, it's dirty. If you spend your days as a chimney sweeper, you probably look pretty dingy. The adjective dingy is often, but not always, used to describe one's clothing or living space.