Definition
Characterized by dinging or ringing sounds; somewhat dingy or shabby-looking.
Etymology
Derived from 'dingle' or related to 'ding' (a ringing sound) with the adjectival suffix '-ly.' May also relate to 'dingy,' creating semantic overlap between sound and appearance.
Kelly Says
Words that end in '-ly' can be adjectives or adverbs depending on context—'dingly' shows how English recycles the same suffix for different jobs, making the language more flexible but sometimes confusing!
Translations
CACatalà
brillan
bri-llan
CSČeština
lesklý
les-klee
DEDeutsch
klingelnd
kling-el-ndt
ELΕλληνικά
φωτεινός
fo-tei-nos
ESEspañol
brillante
deen-lee
FAفارسی
درخشنده
der-khshan-deh
FISuomi
kimalteleva
ki-ma-te-le-va
FRFrançais
brillant
dee-nglee
HIहिन्दी
चमकदार
chamak-daar
HUMagyar
fénylő
feh-ny-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
bercahaya
ber-ca-haya
ITItaliano
brillante
deen-lee
KO한국어
반짝이는
ban-jjak-i-neun
MSBahasa Melayu
bercahaya
ber-ca-haya
NLNederlands
glinsterend
glin-ster-end
PLPolski
błyszczący
blys-cha-tsee
PTPortuguês
brilhante
deen-lee
RORomână
strălucitor
stră-lu-ci-tor
RUРусский
блестящий
blyas-tyysh-chii
TLTL
mapang-akit
ma-pang-a-kit
TRTürkçe
parlayan
par-la-yan
UKУкраїнська
блискучий
blys-koo-chii
URاردو
چمکدار
chamak-daar
VITiếng Việt
long lanh
long lanh