dingy

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dingy

The old sofa in the waiting room was a dingy shade of beige.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Dirty, discolored, or shabby in appearance: "dingy" describes something that is dirty, faded, or darkened from dirt, age, or neglect, often appearing dull and cheerless.
    • Gloomy, dark, or depressing: "dingy" can also describe an atmosphere, place, or period that is dark, dismal, or causing low spirits.
Examples of Usage
  • Adjective:
    • The walls of the old apartment were a dingy yellow from years of cigarette smoke.
    • He wore a dingy grey coat that had seen better days.
    • The dingy alleyway was poorly lit and felt unsafe.
    • We spent a dingy afternoon in the cramped, airless waiting room.
Advanced Usage
  • "dingy with (something)": covered or darkened by a specific substance.
    • The windows were dingy with city grime.
  • Used to imply a lack of care or maintenance, contributing to a somber mood.
    • The dingy lighting in the museum made the paintings look dull.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dingily (adverb): in a dingy manner.
    • The room was dingily lit by a single bare bulb.
  • Dinginess (noun): the state or quality of being dingy.
    • The overall dinginess of the hotel was disappointing.
Synonyms
  • Grubby: dirty, especially from ingrained dirt.
  • Shabby: in poor condition through long use or lack of care.
  • Dismal: causing a mood of gloom or depression.
  • Grimy: covered with or characterized by grime; very dirty.
Related Phrases
  • "dingy white": a white color that is no longer bright or pure, often with a greyish or yellowish tint.
    • The once-pristine curtains were now a dingy white.
  • "dingy room/place": a common collocation emphasizing a location's unclean or depressing state.
    • They met in a dingy basement bar.
dingy

The old sofa in the waiting room was a dingy shade of beige.

Adjective
  1. 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
  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
  3. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
    • a miner's begrimed face
    • dingy linen
    • grimy hands
    • grubby little fingers
    • a grungy kitchen

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