din

¹

[ din ]

noun

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

   Synonyms: uproar

verb (used with object)

, dinned, din·ning.

1. to assail with din.
2. to sound or utter with clamor or persistent repetition.

verb (used without object)

, dinned, din·ning.

1. to make a din.

din

²

[ din, deen ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

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

DIN

³

abbreviation for

, Photography.

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

Din.

⁴

abbreviation for

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

DIN

¹

/ 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

²

/ dɪn /

noun

1. a particular religious law; the halacha about something
2. the ruling of a Beth Din or religious court

din

³

/ dɪn /

noun

1. a loud discordant confused noise

verb

1. trusually foll byinto to instil (into a person) by constant repetition
2. tr to subject to a din
3. intr to make a din

din

⁴

/ diːn /

noun

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

Din.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. dinar

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

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

Origin of din²

from Hebrew, literally: judgment

Origin of din³

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

Origin of din⁴

Arabic, related to dain debt

Synonym Study

See noise.

Example Sentences

Drive past an intersection linking central Beirut to the Dahiyeh’s edge, where Hezbollah’s yellow flags start to appear on lampposts and the din of Israeli drones grows louder, and traffic rapidly melts away.

From Los Angeles Times

To distract from that din, my dad — wearing a Dodgers jersey and hat — rattled off a bunch of long-gone bars he used to patronize on the Eastside.

From Los Angeles Times

I don’t want to add to the din of numbness and a kind of toeing the capitalist line.”

From Los Angeles Times

I was at a cocktail party a few months ago in Studio City when, suddenly, one conversation rose above the din of guests’ chatter and quickly arrived at a consensus: Erewhon had gone too far.

From Los Angeles Times

The din of the crowd, the glare of the lights, the game plan, the winning moment.

From BBC