DINGY as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • depressing in character or appearance
   Synonym(s)
   • dismal (what does dismal mean?)
   • drab (what does drab mean?)
   • drear (what does drear mean?)
   • dreary (what does dreary mean?)
   • gloomy (what does gloomy mean?)
   • sorry (what does sorry mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Similar To
   • cheerless (what does cheerless mean?)
   • uncheerful (what does uncheerful mean?)
2. Meaning
   • thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
   Synonym(s)
   • begrimed (what does begrimed mean?)
   • grimy (what does grimy mean?)
   • grubby (what does grubby mean?)
   • grungy (what does grungy mean?)
   • raunchy (what does raunchy mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a miner’’s begrimed face
   • dingy linen
   • grimy hands
   • grubby little fingers
   • a grungy kitchen
   Similar To
   • dirty (what does dirty mean?)
   • soiled (what does soiled mean?)
   • unclean (what does unclean mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (of color) discolored by impurities
   • not bright and clear
   Synonym(s)
   • dirty (what does dirty mean?)
   • muddied (what does muddied mean?)
   • muddy (what does muddy mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Similar To
   • impure (what does impure mean?)