Meaning
Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
Etymology
Origin: Unknown
1780-90; compare Scots dink (“neatly dressed, trim”) (of obscure origin); sense shift perhaps: trim > dainty > small > insignificant; + -y.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
dinkeyinsignificantanalcrampeddispensableexiguousimmaterialinappreciableinconsequentialinconsiderable
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle: