dingy meaning and definition

DINGY adjective

Definition of dingy (adjective)

1. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
   • "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"
   • synonyms: begrimed, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchy
2. (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
   • "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied grey of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair"
   • synonyms: dirty, muddied, muddy
3. causing dejection
   • "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
   • synonyms: blue, dark, disconsolate, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, grim, sorry