Dinginess — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

discoloration due to dirtiness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɑːlɪtʃəsˈɔːɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪndʒɪnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪndʒɪnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /dˌɑːlɪtʃəsˈɔːɹi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dinge

Word Forms

dingy

adjective

(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; is often used in combination

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schmuddelig

Verfärbung durch Schmutz

🇫🇷French

aspect minable

décoloration due à la saleté

🇪🇸Spanish

color oscuro

decoloración debido a la suciedad

🇮🇹Italian

squallidità

scolorimento dovuto alla sporcizia

🇳🇱Dutch

smerigheid

verkleuring door vervuiling

🇵🇹Portuguese

obscuridade

descoloração devido à sujeira

🇷🇺Russian

тусклость

изменение цвета из-за загрязнения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मैलापन

गंदगी के कारण रंग खराब होना

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষীণতা

ময়লার কারণে বিবর্ণতা

🇮🇳Tamil

கூச்சம்

அழுக்கு காரணமாக நிறமாற்றம்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిరాకు

మురికి కారణంగా రంగు మారడం

🇮🇳Marathi

धूसरपणा

घाणेरडेपणामुळे विकृत होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કંટાળાજનક

ગંદકીને કારણે વિકૃતિકરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂಕುತನ

ಕೊಳಕು ಕಾರಣ ಬಣ್ಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മങ്ങൽ

അഴുക്ക് കാരണം നിറവ്യത്യാസം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਟੀਆਪਨ

ਗੰਦਗੀ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਰੰਗੀਨ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خستہ حالی

گندگی کی وجہ سے رنگت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肮脏

因脏污而变色

🇯🇵Japanese

薄汚さ

汚れによる変色

🇰🇷Korean

우중충함

더러움으로 인한 변색

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bẩn thỉu

đổi màu do bẩn

🇹🇭Thai

ความสกปรก

การเปลี่ยนสีเนื่องจากความสกปรก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekotoran

perubahan warna karena kekotoran

🇵🇭Filipino

mga kalamigan

pagkawalan ng kulay dahil sa karumihan

🇲🇾Malay

kesejukan

perubahan warna akibat kekotoran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دكنة

تغير اللون بسبب القذارة

🇮🇷Persian

تنبلی

تغییر رنگ به دلیل کثیفی

🇹🇷Turkish

donukluk

kirlilikten dolayı renk değişikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

סחרחורת

שינוי צבע עקב הלכלוך

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