dingy 音标拼音: [d'ɪndʒi]
a . 暗黑的,邋遢的
暗黑的,邋遢的
dingy adj 1 :
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot ; "
a miner '
s begrimed face "; "
dingy linen "; "
grimy hands "; "
grubby little fingers "; "
a grungy kitchen " [
synonym : {
begrimed },
{
dingy }, {
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 " [
synonym : {
dirty },
{
dingy }, {
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 " [
synonym : {
blue },
{
dark }, {
dingy }, {
disconsolate }, {
dismal }, {
gloomy }, {
grim },
{
sorry }, {
drab }, {
drear }, {
dreary }]
Dingy \
Din "
gy \ (
d [
i ^]
n "
j [
y ^]),
a . [
Compar . {
Dingier };
superl .
{
Dingiest }.] [
Prob .
fr .
dung .
Cf . {
Dungy }.]
Soiled ;
sullied ;
of a dark or dusky color ;
dark brown ;
dirty .
"
Scraps of dingy paper ." --
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
Dingey \
Din "
gey \,
Dingy \
Din "
gy \,
Dinghy \
Din "
ghy \,
n . [
Bengalee dingi .]
1 .
a small boat propelled by oars or sails ,
used in the East Indies ,
in sheltered waters . [
Written also {
dinghey }.]
--
Malcom .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
a small boat intended to be used as a tender or lifeboat ,
carried or towed by a ship .
It may be propelled by oars ,
sail ,
or a motor .
[
PJC ]
3 .
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled .
Syn :
dory ,
rowboat .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
148 Moby Thesaurus words for "
dingy ":
Quaker -
colored ,
achromatic ,
achromic ,
acier ,
anemic ,
ashen ,
ashy ,
besmirched ,
bled white ,
bloodless ,
blotchy ,
broken -
down ,
cadaverous ,
canescent ,
cheerless ,
chloranemic ,
cinereous ,
cinerous ,
colorless ,
dapple ,
dapple -
gray ,
dappled ,
dappled -
gray ,
dark ,
dead ,
deadly pale ,
deathly pale ,
depressing ,
dilapidated ,
dim ,
dimmed ,
dirty ,
discolored ,
dismal ,
dove -
colored ,
dove -
gray ,
down -
at -
heel ,
drab ,
dreary ,
dull ,
dusky ,
dusty ,
etiolated ,
exsanguinated ,
exsanguine ,
exsanguineous ,
faded ,
faint ,
fallow ,
flat ,
fuliginous ,
ghastly ,
glaucescent ,
glaucous ,
gloomy ,
gray ,
gray -
black ,
gray -
brown ,
gray -
colored ,
gray -
drab ,
gray -
green ,
gray -
spotted ,
gray -
toned ,
gray -
white ,
grayed ,
grayish ,
grimy ,
griseous ,
grizzle ,
grizzled ,
grizzly ,
grubby ,
grungy ,
haggard ,
hueless ,
hypochromic ,
iron -
gray ,
lackluster ,
lead -
gray ,
leaden ,
livid ,
lurid ,
lusterless ,
mat ,
mealy ,
messy ,
miry ,
mouse -
colored ,
mouse -
gray ,
mousy ,
muddy ,
murky ,
neutral ,
pale ,
pale as death ,
pale -
faced ,
pallid ,
pasty ,
pearl ,
pearl -
gray ,
pearly ,
run -
down ,
sad ,
sallow ,
scruffy ,
seedy ,
shabby ,
shadowy ,
sickly ,
silver ,
silver -
gray ,
silvered ,
silvery ,
slate -
colored ,
slaty ,
slovenly ,
smirched ,
smirchy ,
smoke -
gray ,
smoky ,
smudgy ,
smutchy ,
smutty ,
snuffy ,
sober ,
soiled ,
somber ,
sooty ,
steel -
gray ,
steely ,
stone -
colored ,
sullied ,
tacky ,
tallow -
faced ,
tarnished ,
taupe ,
tenebrous ,
threadbare ,
tired ,
toneless ,
uncolored ,
untidy ,
wan ,
washed -
out ,
waxen ,
weak ,
whey -
faced ,
white
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DINGY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of DINGY is dirty, unclean How to use dingy in a sentence
DINGY 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
DINGY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary It wasn't much to look at -- dark and dingy and literally underground The dingy outpost is made up of a collection of tents where troops live among swarms of flies and the constant hum of generators But they have been playing dingy bars, tiny clubs and even the occasional arena for 27 years
Dingy - definition of dingy by The Free Dictionary dingy (ˈdɪndʒɪ) adj, -gier or -giest 1 lacking light or brightness; drab 2 dirty; discoloured
dingy, adj. ¹ n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary 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
dingy adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of dingy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
dingy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary From English dialectal (Kentish) dingy (“dirty”), of unknown origin, though probably from Middle English *dingy, dungy, from Old English *dyncgiġ (“covered with dung, dirty”), an umlaut form of duncge, dung (“dung”), equivalent to dung + -y, hence a doublet of dungy
DINGY definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary A dingy building or place is dark and depressing, and perhaps dirty He took me to his dingy office
Dingy Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Dingy definition: Darkened with smoke or grime
Dingy - 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