dinginess

noun

Definition of dinginessnext
as in dinge
the state or quality of being dirty she was appalled by the dinginess of the curtains that came with the apartment and took them all down to be cleaned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinginess
  1. dinge
  2. staining
  3. dirtiness
  4. sordidness
  5. griminess
Noun
  • An earnest, has-a-costume-for-everything kind of guy, Daub is allergic to the greige and the dinge.
    — Sandra Upson, Wired, 18 Jan. 2021
Definition of dinge
Noun
  • However, if the staining is heavy or set-in, use 1/4 cup of powder per gallon of water.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
  • To further prevent obvious staining, choose darker flooring that won't show mud and dirt as easily.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026
Definition of staining
Noun
  • For Damien dirtiness brought him closer to godliness, the grime evidence of his graft.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
  • That’s the dirtiness of rugs and pulling.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of dirtiness
Noun
  • The only other person in the 21st century who might’ve had as uncanny an ability to look beneath the sordidness and sorrow of red carpets and walks of fame to find truth and even poetry might be David Lynch.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 July 2026
  • Fennell continues to have a gift for exposing the sordidness of money and power.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of sordidness
Noun
  • Once the story gathers everyone into the house and lets the mayhem start in earnest, an overall feeling of Gothic grimness and rotting-corpse griminess takes hold.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026
  • Safdie’s approach is warts-and-all, delving into Kerr’s personal setbacks and the small-scale, late-’90s griminess that defined his profession.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Definition of griminess
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