释义 |
dinginess|ˈdɪndʒɪnɪs| [f. dingy a. + -ness.] The quality or condition of being dingy; disagreeable want of brightness or freshness of colouring.
1818in Todd. 1824W. Irving T. Trav. I. 208 Something in..the dinginess of my dress..struck the clerks with reverence. 1867Trollope Chron. Barset II. xlv. 10 A certain dinginess of appearance is respectable. 1888M. E. Braddon Fatal Three i. ii, There was not even a flower-box to redeem the dinginess of the outlook. |