Term: dingy
dingy (adjective): dark, dirty, and dull, usually because it has not been cleaned or cared for in a long time.
synonyms: gloomy, shabby, grimy, murky.
pronunciation: /ˈdɪndʒi/
translation: noplucis, netīrs or drūms
example: The hotel room was small and dingy, with old curtains and a faint smell of smoke.
other words from this root: dinginess (noun), dingily (adverb).
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
dingy (adjective)1.
- dirty unclean
2.
- shabby squalid
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
dingy (adjective)not clean
SYNONYMS:
bedraggled, befouled, begrimed, bemired, besmirched, black, blackened, cruddy, dingy, draggled, dusty, filthy, foul, grimy, grotty, grubby, grungy, mucky, muddy, nasty, smudged, smutty, soiled, sordid, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanlyRELATED WORDS:
contaminated, defiled, germy, impure, polluted, tainted; insanitary, uncleaned, unsanitary, unsterile, unsterilized, unwashed; greasy, gunky; chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disarrayed, disheveled ( dishevelled), disordered, jumbled, littered, messed, messy, muddled, mussed, mussy, rumpled, scruffy, sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy; raunchy, scuzzy [], shabby, skanky [], sleazy, squalid; collied [], crocked [], fuliginous, sootyNEAR ANTONYMS:
clear, limpid, pure; cleaned, cleansed, combed, groomed, neat, ordered, orderly, tidy; bleached, purified, whitened; bright, flawless, perfect, shiny, sparkling, unspotted, untouched; taintless, unblemished, undefiled, unpolluted, untainted, virgin, wholesomeSynonyms:
gloomy, shabby, grimy, murky