"dinginess" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɪndʒɪnəs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-dinginess.wav [US] Forms: dinginesses [plural]
Etymology: dingy + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dingy|ness}} dingy + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} dinginess (usually uncountable, plural dinginesses)
  1. The state or quality of being dingy. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-dinginess-en-noun-2IJAKThP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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