dingy vs dismal

dingy and dismal both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dingy	No	Yes	No	No
dismal	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, dingy and dismal are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of dingy include blue, dark, disconsolate, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, grim, sorry.

dingy (adjective)	dismal (adjective)
causing dejection	causing dejection
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear