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dingy definition

dingy


 
  Overview  of  adj  dingy 
 
  The  adj  dingy  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  begrimed,  dingy,  grimy,  grubby,  grungy,  raunchy  --  (thickly  covered  with  ingrained  dirt  or  soot;  "a  miner's  begrimed  face";  "dingy  linen";  "grimy  hands";  "grubby  little  fingers";  "a  grungy  kitchen") 
  2.  dirty,  dingy,  muddied,  muddy  --  ((of  color)  discolored  by  impurities;  not  bright  and  clear;  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") 
  3.  dingy,  dismal,  drab,  drear,  dreary,  gloomy,  sorry  --  (depressing  in  character  or  appearance;  "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) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  dingy 
 
  3  senses  of  dingy 
 
  Sense  1 
  begrimed,  dingy,  grimy,  grubby,  grungy,  raunchy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  dirty)  ->  clean 
 
  Sense  2 
  dirty,  dingy,  muddied,  muddy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  impure)  ->  pure 
 
  Sense  3 
  dingy,  dismal,  drab,  drear,  dreary,  gloomy,  sorry 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  cheerless)  ->  cheerful 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  dingy 
 
  3  senses  of  dingy 
 
  Sense  1 
  begrimed,  dingy,  grimy,  grubby,  grungy,  raunchy 
  =>  dirty  (vs.  clean),  soiled,  unclean 
 
  Sense  2 
  dirty,  dingy,  muddied,  muddy 
  =>  impure  (vs.  pure) 
 
  Sense  3 
  dingy,  dismal,  drab,  drear,  dreary,  gloomy,  sorry 
  =>  cheerless  (vs.  cheerful),  uncheerful 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  dingy 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  dingy 
 
  dingy  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  dingy 
  dingy 
 
  Overview  of  adj  dingy 
 
  The  adj  dingy  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  begrimed,  dingy,  grimy,  grubby,  grungy,  raunchy  --  (thickly  covered  with  ingrained  dirt  or  soot;  "a  miner's  begrimed  face";  "dingy  linen";  "grimy  hands";  "grubby  little  fingers";  "a  grungy  kitchen") 
  2.  dirty,  dingy,  muddied,  muddy  --  ((of  color)  discolored  by  impurities;  not  bright  and  clear;  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") 
  3.  dingy,  dismal,  drab,  drear,  dreary,  gloomy,  sorry  --  (depressing  in  character  or  appearance;  "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) 



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