drab 1 (dr b)adj. drab·ber, drab·best 1. a. Of a dull grayish to yellowish brown. b. Of a light olive brown or khaki color. 2. Faded and dull in appearance. 3. Dull or commonplace in character; dreary: a drab personality. See Synonyms at dull. n. 1. A dull grayish to yellowish or light olive brown. 2. Cloth of this color or of an unbleached natural color. [Alteration of obsolete French drap, cloth, from Old French; see drape.] drab  ly adv.drab ness n. |
| drab 2 (drb) n. 1. A slattern. 2. A woman prostitute. intr.v. drabbed, drab·bing, drabs To consort with prostitutes: "Even amid his drabbing, he himself retained some virginal airs" (Stanislaus Joyce). [Possibly of Celtic origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic dràbag and Irish Gaelic drabóg, slattern, or from Dutch drab, dregs.] |
| drab 3 (drb) n. A negligible amount: finished the work in dribs and drabs. [Probably alteration of drib.] |
drab1
adj drabber, drabbest
1. dull; dingy; shabby
2. cheerless; dreary a drab evening
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of the colour drab
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) a light olive-brown colour
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a fabric of a dull grey or brown colour
[from Old French drap cloth, from Late Latin drappus, perhaps of Celtic origin]
drably adv
drabness n
drab2 Archaic
n
1. a slatternly woman
2. (Business / Professions) a whore
vb drabs, drabbing, drabbed
(intr) to consort with prostitutes
[of Celtic origin; compare Scottish Gaelic drabag]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | drab - a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown olive - a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation |
| Adj. | 1. | drab - lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; "her drab personality"; "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"; "a series of dreary dinner parties" dull - lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods" |
| 2. | drab - lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan grey"; "children in somber brown clothes" colorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful | |
| 3. | drab - of a light brownish green color chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue | |
| 4. | drab - causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" cheerless, depressing, uncheerful - causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place" |
drab
Translations
drab
n
no pl (Tex) → grober, graubrauner Wollstoff
drab [dræb] adj (-ber (comp) (-best (superl))) (colour) → cupo/a; (clothes) → triste; (life) → grigio/a, tetro/a
drab [dræb] adj (-ber (comp) (-best (superl))) (colour) → cupo/a; (clothes) → triste; (life) → grigio/a, tetro/a
drab [dræb] adj (-ber (comp) (-best (superl))) (colour) → cupo/a; (clothes) → triste; (life) → grigio/a, tetro/a
adj drab [drӕb]
dull and uninteresting, especially in colour drab clothes. eentonig دراب: قماش رمادي مُسَمَّر، رتيب، خامِل сив bezvýrazný, šedivý trist; kedelig eintönig μουντός, άχαρος (συν. για χρώμα) apagado, soso, sin gracia, gris üksluine بی روح؛ خسته کننده tympeä terne מְשָעֲמֵם फूहड़ औरत, वेश्या sivosmeđa boja szürke tidak ceria tilbreytingarlaus, litlaus, drungalegur monotono; incolore, smorto さえない 충충한 pilkas, neįdomus vienmuļš; neizteiksmīgs; neinteresants kusam saai trist, grå, kjedelig, monoton bezbarwny, nijaki desbotado cenuşiu, tern серый bezvýrazný, sivý pust (barva) jednoličan trist, enformig, grå สีจืดชืด yavan, sıkıcı, kasvetli 單調，無生氣的 нудний, одноманітний بے کیف xám xịt 单调，无生气的
adv drably
eentonige بصورة رتيبه او خامِلَه сиво bezvýrazně, jednotvárně trist; kedeligt eintönig μονότονα, μουντά apagadamente üksluiselt بطور ملال آور ikävästi de façon terne בְּשִעָמוּם फूहड़ता से sivo, sivosmeđe szürkén secara membosankan drungalega, á tilbreytingarlausan hátt in modo incolore くすんで 우중충하게 pilkai vienmuļi; neizteiksmīgi; neinteresanti sangat kusam saai trist, grått szaro sem cor mohorât серо jednotvárne pusto jednolično trist, enformigt อย่างไม่มีรสชาติ; อย่างจืดชืด sıkıcı şekilde 單調地 нудно, одноманітно بد سلیقہ انداز میں một cách xám xịt 单调地
n drabness
eentonigheid رَتابَه мрачност bezvýraznost, jednotvárnost, šeď trøstesløshed die Eintönigkeit μονοτονία, μουντάδα falta de gracia üksluisus بی رنگ و آبی؛ دلگیری ikävyys aspect/caractère terne שִעָמוּם नीरसता sivilo szürkeség keburukan tilbreytingarleysi grigiore, monotonia くすんでいること 우중충함 pilkumas vienmuļīgums; neizteiksmīgums; neinteresantums kekusaman saaiheid ensformighet, monotoni szarość falta de cor monotonie серость sivosť dolgočasnost jednoličnost tristess, enformighet สิ่งที่ไม่มีรสชาติ; หญิงสกปรกโสมม sıkıcılık, kasvet 乏味 одноманітність; сірість غلاظت sự buồn tẻ 乏味
drab → رَتِيب fádní trist trist άχρωμος soso tylsä fade bezličan smorto さえない 칙칙한 kleurloos trøstesløs nudny monótono тускло-коричневый trist ไม่มีชีวิตชีวา sıkıcı xám xịt 单调乏味的
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