Dinginess

//ˈdɪndʒɪnəs// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being dingy. uncountable, usually

    "His nether garments were of a blueish gray—violent in its colours once, but sobered now by age and dinginess—and were so stretched and strained in a tough conflict between his braces and his straps, that they appeared every moment in danger of flying asunder at the knees."

  2. 2
    discoloration due to dirtiness wordnet

Synonyms

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dingeimpuritymessiness

Example

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"His nether garments were of a blueish gray—violent in its colours once, but sobered now by age and dinginess—and were so stretched and strained in a tough conflict between his braces and his straps, that they appeared every moment in danger of flying asunder at the knees."

Etymology

From dingy + -ness.

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