DINGY
What does "DINGY" mean?
Gloomy, drab, and dirty-looking, especially from age, grime, or poor light.
Meanings
- Dull, shabby, and discoloured; lacking brightness or cleanliness. The hostel's dingy hallway smelled of damp and old carpet.
Word origin
Of uncertain origin, first recorded in late-18th-century English; possibly related to 'dung', suggesting a dirty, dung-coloured dullness.
Remember it
Don't confuse DINGY (dirty, drab) with DINGHY (a small boat) - the missing H keeps the grime.
A little poem
No single stain you'd ever name or blame-
just light gone tired, and walls the colour of shame.
couplet
Wordplay
- The little boat was offended when I called it dingy. I had to point out I'd spelled it without the H.
What it teaches
Neglect rarely arrives in a day; dinginess is just time settling in, one unwiped surface at a time.
Quick facts
What does DINGY mean?
Gloomy, drab, and dirty-looking, especially from age, grime, or poor light.
Is DINGY a valid word?
Yes — DINGY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DINGY?
DINGY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does DINGY come from?
Of uncertain origin, first recorded in late-18th-century English; possibly related to 'dung', suggesting a dirty, dung-coloured dullness.
What can DINGY teach us?
Neglect rarely arrives in a day; dinginess is just time settling in, one unwiped surface at a time.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.