din

¹

[din]

noun

1. a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.

   Synonyms: uproar

verb (used with object)

dinned, dinning 

1. to assail with din.

2. to sound or utter with clamor or persistent repetition.

verb (used without object)

dinned, dinning 

1. to make a din.

din

²

Also deen

[din, deen]

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. religion, especially the religious observances of a Muslim.

DIN

³

abbreviation

Photography.

1. a designation, originating in Germany, of the speed of a particular film emulsion.

Din.

⁴

abbreviation

1. (in Serbia and Macedonia) dinar; dinars.

din

¹

/ dɪn /

noun

1. a loud discordant confused noise

verb

1. to instil (into a person) by constant repetition

2. (tr) to subject to a din

3. (intr) to make a din

DIN

²

/ dɪn /

noun

1. a formerly used logarithmic expression of the speed of a photographic film, plate, etc, given as –10log 10 E, where E is the exposure of a point 0.1 density units above the fog level; high-speed films have high numbers Compare ISO rating

2. a system of standard plugs, sockets, and cables formerly used for interconnecting domestic audio and video equipment

din

³

/ dɪn /

noun

1. a particular religious law; the halacha about something

2. the ruling of a Beth Din or religious court

Din.

⁴

abbreviation

1. dinar

din

⁵

/ diːn /

noun

1. Islam religion in general, esp the beliefs and obligations of Islam

Word History and Origins

Origin of din¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English din(e) (noun), Old English dyne, dynn; cognate with Old Norse dynr “noise,” Old High German tuni, Sanskrit dhuni “roaring”

Origin of din²

From Arabic dīn “religion,” from Persian dēn

Origin of din³

First recorded in 1930–35; from German D(eutsche) I(ndustrie) N(ormen) “German industrial standards” (later construed as Das ist Norm “that is (the) standard”), registered mark of the German Institute for Standardization

Word History and Origins

Origin of din¹

Old English dynn; compare Old Norse dynr, Old High German tuni

Origin of din²

C20: from German D ( eutsche ) I ( ndustrie ) N ( orm ) German Industry Standard

Origin of din³

from Hebrew, literally: judgment

Origin of din⁴

Arabic, related to dain debt

Synonym Study

See noise.

Example Sentences

“Never mind,” she shouted when the din stopped.

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After an hour’s aimless wandering she knew that she and the Incorrigibles were lost, but all her attempts to ask for directions went unanswered in the din and rush of the crowd.

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“I need two Colored computers,” he stated over the din of the typing.

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"Respect for victims requires the dignity of silence, not the din of commerce," Sikorski said in post on X.

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And, at one point midpiece, it sounded as though one of the pianists was making a grand entrance to a Rachmaninoff concerto amid the beautiful roaring din.

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