Associations to the word «Dingy»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
DINGY, adjective. Drab; shabby; dirty; squalid
DINGY, noun. Alternative form of dinghy
DINGY SKIPPER, noun. A small, cryptic, dull brown butterfly, Erynnis tages, of the family Hesperiidae
DINGY SKIPPERS, noun. Plural of dingy skipper
Dictionary definition
DINGY, adjective. Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen".
DINGY, adjective. (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".
DINGY, adjective. 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".
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