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DINGINESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dinginess mean?
• DINGINESS (noun)
The noun DINGINESS has 1 sense:
1. discoloration due to dirtiness
Familiarity information: DINGINESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Discoloration due to dirtiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
dinge; dinginess
Hypernyms ("dinginess" is a kind of...):
dirtiness; uncleanness (the state of being unsanitary)
Derivation:
dingy (thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot)
dingy ((of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear)
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