English Dictionary
Definition of “dingy”
dingy (ˈdɪndʒɪ
)
Definitions
adjective
- lacking light or brightness; drab
- dirty; discoloured
Alternative Forms
ˈdingily adverb ˈdinginess noun Word Origin
C18: perhaps from an earlier dialect word related to Old English dynge dung
Synonyms
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dull,
dark,
dim,
gloomy,
murky,
dreary,
sombre,
drab,
colourless,
dusky,
bedimmed,
Usage examples
The broad, gleaming white stripe seemed to cut through all the dingy gray.
Kate Cann, READY? (2001)A yachtsman had to abandon his 30 foot wooden yacht'The Spark' which was on fire, and had take refuge in his rubber dingy.
Yachting Boating World (2004)I expected some opulence but this was more like a dingy old terrace house," O'Donoghue said.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2005)She sells sex from a dingy fifth-floor flat in London's Marble Arch.
Sun, News of the World (2004)We are led up a dank staircase into a small, dingy room with peeling carpet.
Victoria Coren, Charlie Skelton, ONCE MORE, WITH FEELING: How we tried to make the greatest porn film ever (2002)
