Dusty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

covered with a layer of dust

lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛŋkˈʌltʃɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌsti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌsti/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛŋkˈʌltʃɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ/.

Examples

a dusty pile of books
moth-eaten theories about race
stale news

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stale moth-eaten dust-covered cold

Parts of Speech

adjective	covered with a layer of dust “a dusty pile of books”
adjective	lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new “moth-eaten theories about race”

Word Forms

dust	noun	fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
dustiness	noun	the state of being covered with dust
staleness	noun	unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

staubig

mit einer Staubschicht bedeckt

🇫🇷French

poussiéreux

recouvert d'une couche de poussière

🇪🇸Spanish

polvoriento

cubierto con una capa de polvo

🇮🇹Italian

polveroso

ricoperta da uno strato di polvere

🇳🇱Dutch

stoffig

bedekt met een laagje stof

🇵🇹Portuguese

empoeirado

coberto com uma camada de poeira

🇷🇺Russian

пыльный

покрытый слоем пыли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मटमैला

धूल की परत से ढका हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

ধুলো

ধুলোর একটি স্তর দিয়ে আবৃত

🇮🇳Tamil

தூசி நிறைந்த

தூசி ஒரு அடுக்கு மூடப்பட்டிருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మురికి

దుమ్ము పొరతో కప్పబడి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

धूळ

धुळीच्या थराने झाकलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધૂળવાળું

ધૂળના સ્તરથી ઢંકાયેલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧೂಳುಮಯ

ಧೂಳಿನ ಪದರದಿಂದ ಮುಚ್ಚಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊടിപടലങ്ങൾ

പൊടി ഒരു പാളി മൂടിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੂੜ ਭਰੀ

ਧੂੜ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਪਰਤ ਨਾਲ ਕਵਰ ਕੀਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھول

دھول کی ایک پرت کے ساتھ احاطہ کرتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

尘土飞扬的

蒙上一层灰尘

🇯🇵Japanese

ほこりっぽい

埃の層で覆われている

🇰🇷Korean

무미 건조한

먼지 층으로 덮여

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bụi bặm

phủ một lớp bụi

🇹🇭Thai

เต็มไปด้วยฝุ่น

ปกคลุมไปด้วยชั้นฝุ่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

berdebu

tertutup lapisan debu

🇵🇭Filipino

maalikabok

natatakpan ng isang layer ng alikabok

🇲🇾Malay

berdebu

ditutup dengan lapisan debu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مغبر

مغطاة بطبقة من الغبار

🇮🇷Persian

گرد و خاکی

پوشیده از یک لایه گرد و غبار

🇹🇷Turkish

tozlu

bir toz tabakasıyla kaplı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְאוּבָּק

מכוסה בשכבת אבק

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