boring, especially in appearance; having little color and excitement: She walked through the city center with its drab, gray buildings and felt depressed. I feel so drab in this gray uniform. …

1 : slattern 2 : prostitute drab 2 of 5 verb drabbed; drabbing intransitive verb : to associate with prostitutes a waster, an idler; drinking and drabbing Aldous Huxley drab 3 of 5 noun (2) 1 …

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adj. dull, colorless synonyms for drab Compare Synonyms bleak desolate dingy dismal dreary gray lackluster muddy run down shabby somber blah boring brown dry flat same zero arid characterless cheerless dull as dishwater faded gloomy grungy lusterless murky subfuse unchanging uninspired vapid See also synonyms for: drabness / drabs antonyms for drab

drab (adj.) drab. (adj.) 1715, "yellowish-gray; of the color of natural, undyed cloth," from the trade name for the color itself (1680s), which is from an earlier noun drab, drap meaning "thick, woolen cloth of a yellowish-gray color" (1540s), from French drap "cloth, piece of cloth" (see drape (v.)). The figurative sense of "dull, not bright ...

adjective drab. uninteresting — engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book. unexciting — producing excitement; stirring; thrilling: an exciting account of his trip to Tibet. monotonous — lacking in variety; tediously unvarying: the monotonous flat scenery. colorless — Something that is colorless has ...

DRAB Crossword Clue & Answer 'DRAB' is a 4 letter Word starting with D and ending with B All Solutions for DRAB Synonyms, crossword answers and other related words for DRAB We hope that the following list of synonyms for the word drab will help you to finish your crossword today.

Drab noun a wooden box, used in salt works for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans Drab verb to associate with strumpets; to wench Drab noun a kind of thick woolen cloth of a dun, or dull brownish yellow, or dull gray, color; -- called also drabcloth Drab noun a dull brownish yellow or dull gray color Drab adjective

1 : feeling, displaying, or reflecting listlessness or discouragement cheer a dreary mind George Berkeley 2 : having nothing likely to provide cheer, comfort, or interest : gloomy, dismal a cold, …

1 : a long slender column usually of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete driven into the ground to carry a vertical load 2 : a wedge-shaped heraldic charge usually placed vertically with the …

drab in American English (dræb ) noun 1. a kind of cloth, esp. a yellowish-brown wool 2. a dull yellowish brown adjective Word forms: ˈdrabber or ˈdrabbest 3. of a dull yellowish-brown color 4. not bright or lively; dull, dreary, or monotonous Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

(ˈdɪn dʒi) adj. -gi•er, -gi•est. 1. of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness. 2. shabby; dismal. [1730–40; orig. uncertain] din′gi•ly, adv. din′gi•ness, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

drab adjective /dræb/ /dræb/ (comparative drabber, superlative drabbest) without interest or colour; boring She longed to be out of the cold, drab little office. drab women, dressed in browns and greys Extra Examples Topics Feelings c2 Oxford Collocations Dictionary More Like This Consonant-doubling adjectives Word Origin Want to learn more?

Drab definition: Faded and dull in appearance. Origin of Drab Possibly of Celtic origin (akin to Scottish Gaelic dràbag) (Irish Gaelic drabóg slattern) or from Dutch drab dregs. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition Alteration of obsolete French drap cloth from Old French drape. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition