dingy

UK: /ˈdɪndʒi/ US: /ˈdɪndʒi/ ,(din′jē)

Inflections of 'dingy' (adj):

dingier

adj comparative

dingiest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

din•gy /ˈdɪndʒi/   adj., -gi•er, -gi•est. 

1. of a dark, dull, or dirty color:
   The clothes were dingy and needed bleaching.
2. shabby;
   dismal;
   dark:
   a dingy little hotel room.

din•gi•ness, n. 

[uncountable] The darkness couldn't hide the dinginess of the room.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

din•gy  (din′jē), adj., -gi•er, -gi•est. 

1. of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect;
   lacking brightness or freshness.
2. shabby;
   dismal.

• origin, originally uncertain 1730–40

din′gi•ly, adv. 
din′gi•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

dingy / ˈdɪndʒɪ/ adjective ( -gier, -giest)

1. lacking light or brightness; drab
2. dirty; discoloured

Etymology: 18th Century: perhaps from an earlier dialect word related to Old English dynge dung

ˈdingily adverb

ˈdinginess noun