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    dingy
    /ˈdɪn(d)ʒi/

    adjective

    • 1. gloomy and drab: "a dingy room"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDINGY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    (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.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dingyDingy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : dirty, unclean. dingy fingernails. 2. : shabby, squalid. a dingy hotel room. dingily. ˈdin-jə-lē. adverb. dinginess. ˈdin-jē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. bedraggled. befouled. begrimed. bemired. besmirched. blackened. cruddy. dirty. draggled. dusty. filthy. foul. grimy. grotty [chiefly British]

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDINGY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    3 meanings: 1. lacking light or brightness; drab 2. dirty; discoloured British slang to ignore (a person) or avoid (an event).... Click for more definitions.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › dingyDingy - definition of dingy by The Free 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)

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dingyDingy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    If something is dingy, it's dirty. If you spend your days as a chimney sweeper, you probably look pretty dingy.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › dingy_adj1dingy, adj.¹ & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the word dingy mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word dingy, two of which are considered offensive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word dingy? About 0.9 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondingy adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of dingy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordDINGY - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "DINGY" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of dingy – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    DINGY definition: dirty and not bright: . Learn more.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › dingyDINGY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Dingy definition: of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness.. See examples of DINGY used in a sentence.