drear vs dingy

drear and dingy both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, drear and dingy are synonyms defined as:

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

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