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I used to own a dingy and can still sail one if pushed, but I like the pleasure boats.
John Dyer

Meaning of "dingy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DINGY

Perhaps from an earlier dialect word related to Old English dynge dung.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DINGY

dingy  [ˈdɪndʒɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DINGY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dingy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DINGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dingy

Dinghy

A dinghy is a type of small boat, often carried or towed for use as a ship's boat by a larger vessel. It is a loanword from either Bengali or Urdu. Utility dinghies are usually rowboats or have an outboard motor, but some are rigged for sailing.

Definition of dingy in the English dictionary

The definition of dingy in the dictionary is lacking light or brightness; drab. Other definition of dingy is dirty; discoloured.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DINGY


basenji
bəˈsɛndʒɪ
bostangi
bɒˈstændʒɪ
fringy
ˈfrɪndʒɪ
grungy
ˈɡrʌndʒɪ
gungy
ˈɡʌndʒɪ
Gurindji
ɡʊˈrɪndʒɪ
kanji
ˈkændʒɪ
loungy
ˈlaʊndʒɪ
lozengy
ˈlɒzɪndʒɪ
mangey
ˈmeɪndʒɪ
mangy
ˈmeɪndʒɪ
mingy
ˈmɪndʒɪ
orangey
ˈɒrɪndʒɪ
orangy
ˈɒrɪndʒɪ
punji
ˈpʌndʒɪ
rangy
ˈreɪndʒɪ
scroungy
ˈskraʊndʒɪ
scungy
ˈskʌndʒɪ
spongy
ˈspʌndʒɪ
stingy
ˈstɪndʒɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DINGY

ding-a-ling
ding-dong
Dingaan
dingbat
dingbats
dinge
dinger
dinges
dingey
dinghies
dinghy
dingier
dingiest
dingily
dinginess
dingle
dingleberry
dingo
dingus
dinic

WORDS THAT END LIKE DINGY

bungy
clingy
dungy
lingy
pongy
puddingy
singsongy
slangy
springy
stringy
swingy
tangy
thingy
twangy
wingy
zingy

Synonyms and antonyms of dingy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DINGY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dingy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dingy
bedimmed · colourless · dark · dim · dirty · discoloured · drab · dreary · dull · dusky · faded · gloomy · grimy · murky · seedy · shabby · sombre

Translation of «dingy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DINGY

Find out the translation of dingy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dingy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dingy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 阴暗肮脏的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sombrío
570 millions of speakers

English

dingy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धूंधला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حقيرا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

темным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sujo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপরিচ্ছন্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

minable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kotor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schäbig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

みすぼらしい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음침한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dingy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tối đen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ராணுவ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निळसर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

squallido
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obskurny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

темним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

murdar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκοτεινός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

goor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jolleseglare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

snusket
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dingy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DINGY»

The term «dingy» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.890 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DINGY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dingy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dingy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dingy

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QUOTES WITH «DINGY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dingy.
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John Dyer
I used to own a dingy and can still sail one if pushed, but I like the pleasure boats.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DINGY»

Discover the use of dingy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dingy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dark Knights and Dingy Castles
Readers can discover all the foul facts about Dark Knights and Dingy Castles, including why one nutty knight chopped off his own finger, the revolting truth about a gong-farmer's job and what went on in gruesome castle garderobes.
Terry Deary, 2011
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The Dingy House at Kensington
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
W. K. Clifford, 2010
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Dingy Bat
Lisa Christensen. Dingy Bat Dingy Bat by Lisa Christensen DORRANCE PUBLISHING CO., INC. PITTSBURGH,
Lisa Christensen, 2010
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The Endangered Species Road Trip: A Summer's Worth of Dingy ...
Crammed into a minivan with wife, toddler, infant, and dog, accompanied by mounds of toys, diapers, tent, sleeping bags, and other paraphernalia, Cameron MacDonald embarks on a road trip of a lifetime to observe North America's rarest ...
Cameron MacDonald, 2013
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Sir Spangle and the Dingy Hen.
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Letitia McClintock, 2010
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Handbook of Vegetable Pests
Dingy cutworm is commonly known as a corn pest, but also feeds on such vegetables as bean, cabbage, celery, cucumber, lettuce, onion, pea, squash, sweet potato, and tomato. Among other crops injured are alfalfa, blue grass, clover, flax, ...
John L. Capinera, 2001
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The Complete Field Guide to Butterflies of Australia
... 67 Dark Silver Xenica 162 Darling Downs Jewel 224 Dart, Common 94 Dark Orange 96 Knight's 94 Larrakia 96 Northern Dingy 96 Orange 96 Pale Orange 92 Southern 94 Southern Orange 96 Yellow-banded 94 Darter, Bright-orange 102, ...
Michael Braby, 2004
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Play or Be Played: What Every Female Should Know About Men, ...
Being dingy also gives off the impression of being submissive, and these females know that a submissive woman is very gratifying to the male ego. Now, for some women, this is not an act. Some cute women are genuinely dingy.
Tariq "K-Flex" Nasheed, 2009
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Tissuey, mature to ripe, open to porous, wrinkly to wavy, dingy finish, pale color intensity, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance. Low Buff Flyings. Tissuey, mature to ripe, open to porous, wrinkly, dingy finish, pale color intensity,  ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2003
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Dick in the Everglades:
For a long minute they watched the approaching demon which was now within a hundred yards and its tremendous suction was already disturbing the water about them when the captain shouted: "Launch the dingy and get aboard; leave the ...
A. W. Dimock, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DINGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dingy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Marston's looks to upmarket pub grub as recipe for success - FT.com
Inside, however, the only remaining traces of its previous incarnation as a dingy country “boozer” are the fruit machine and the bar itself. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
Postgame: No problems for Miguel Sano with the glove, either …
Now Miller returns to the baseball beat after joining the Star Tribune as the Gopher football writer in 2010, and he won't miss the dingy dome for ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Corey Taylor: Kanye West Is Not the Greatest Living Rock Star
And last and, yes, least, that he uses Tide Pods to wash his “dingy metal clothes” to make them “so fluffy and aromatic.” See the Yearbook ... «Loudwire, Jul 15»
4
Suburban dominatrix reported to police after whipping - Daily Mail
'I'd never considered even going to a fetish party because I always thought it looked very dark and dingy. And actually, it's not at all like that. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
Primitive Parts announce debut album, share 'Miracle Skin' / DIY
The album's being led by 'Miracle Skin', a grazing blast of sophisticated garage rock, sitting somewhere between dingy bars, dust-lined ... «DIY Magazine, Jul 15»
6
It's not the plot but the mood that thickens on True Detective season …
... dreams he's in a purgatory state and talks to his father in that ghastly Edward Hopper dingy bar he likes to meet the moribund Frank Semyon ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
7
Fishing report for July 9 - Kansas City Star
REED AREA: 78 degrees, dingy, full pool. Outlook: Department of Conservation reports: largermouth bass fair early and late on a variety of ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
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ReviewsJul 08, 2015 Renny Wilson Punk Explosion … - Exclaim!
The artist has routinely explained that the project's mandate was to combine classic rock anthems with the dingy production of Crass without ... «Exclaim!, Jul 15»
9
Trump's flawed presidential campaign offends immigrants
... campaign, it's only a matter of time before his narcissistic political intentions burst right before his dark meddling eyes and dingy toupee. «Central Florida Future, Jul 15»
10
Metro might cut Green Line service because of worries about train …
And the brighter more modern interior of the 2000/3000s might trick people into believing they're newer than the dingy beige 4000s. But they're ... «Greater Greater Washington, Jul 15»

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