Translations

5 languages
Русский
(informal, British) Tiny and cute; small and charmful:
(informal, US) Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable:
Deutsch
(informal, British) Tiny and cute; small and charmful:
(informal, US) Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable:

Meaning

2 senses

  1. (UK, informal)Tiny and cute; small and attractive.

    schnuckelig, niedlich

    изящныйizjaščnyj

  2. (US, informal)Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.

    They stayed in a dinky hotel room, but they had a great trip.

    klein und schäbig, klein und mies

    невзрачныйnevzračnyj

More definitions
  • small and unimpressive
  • (British informal) pretty and neat

Origin

1780-90; compare Scots dink (“neatly dressed, trim”) (of obscure origin); sense shift perh

1780-90; compare Scots dink (“neatly dressed, trim”) (of obscure origin); sense shift perhaps: trim > dainty > small > insignificant; + -y.

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Forms

dinkier, dinkiest
Comparativedinkier Lesson
Superlativedinkiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words
Relateddinky-diinky-dinky
Deriveddinkilydinkiness

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dinghydingodingydinnerA1dinnertimedinosaurA2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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