drab

Meaning of drab

adjective
  1. lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull.
    the landscape was drab and grey
    her drab suburban existence
  2. of a dull light brown colour.
    drab camouflage uniforms

noun

fabric of a dull light brown colour.

mid 16th century (as a noun denoting undyed cloth): probably from Old French drap ‘cloth’ (see drape).

noun
  1. a slovenly woman.
  2. a prostitute.

early 16th century: perhaps related to Low German drabbe ‘mire’ and Dutch drab ‘dregs’.

Information about drab

  • The plural form of drab is: drabs.
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Hyphenation of drab

drab

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • drab is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

drab synonyms

Meaning dreary:

dreary

Meaning sober:

sober, somber, sombre

Meaning blue:

blue, dark, depressing, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, dispiriting, gloomy, grim, sorry, drear, dreary

Meaning (of the weather) cloudy and dull:

grey

Meaning lacking brightness, vividness, or sheen:

dull

Meaning of or denoting a pale grey, cream, or beige colour:

neutral

Meaning light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment:

pale

Meaning (of a sound or voice) quiet and soft:

muted

Meaning not bright or clear; dirty-looking:

muddy

Meaning consisting of, containing, or resembling water:

watery

Meaning having a brown tinge; slightly brown:

brownish

Meaning (of hair) of a dull light brown colour:

mousy

Meaning gloomy; depressing:

cheerless

Meaning not arousing curiosity or interest:

uninteresting

Meaning not interesting; tedious:

boring

Meaning too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous:

tedious

Meaning dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest:

monotonous

Meaning free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist:

dry

Meaning causing one to feel tired or bored:

wearisome

Meaning not exciting; dull:

unexciting

Meaning lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting:

bland

Meaning not readily using or demonstrating the use of the imagination; stolid and somewhat dull:

unimaginative

Meaning not producing excitement or interest:

uninspiring

Meaning lacking in imagination or originality:

uninspired

Meaning lacking flavour; weak or tasteless:

insipid

Meaning offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland:

vapid

Meaning having a level surface; without raised areas or indentations:

flat

Meaning (of food) no longer fresh and pleasant to eat; hard, musty, or dry:

stale

Meaning (of a remark or idea) lacking originality or freshness; dull on account of overuse:

trite

Meaning having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless:

vacuous

Meaning lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness:

feeble

Meaning (of a person's face) pale, typically because of poor health:

pallid

Meaning walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot:

limp

Meaning (especially of an animal) unable to walk without difficulty as the result of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot:

lame

Meaning in need of sleep or rest; weary:

tired

Meaning lacking vigour, vitality, or excitement:

lifeless

Meaning lacking courage, vigour, or vivacity:

spiritless

Meaning not able to produce children or young:

sterile

Meaning (of a person) suffering from anaemia:

anaemic

Meaning empty of meaning or value:

barren

Meaning (of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated:

tame

Meaning (of a revolution or conflict) without violence or killing:

bloodless

Meaning preventing the growth of disease-causing microorganisms:

antiseptic

Meaning not unusual; ordinary:

commonplace

Meaning of only average quality; not very good:

mediocre

Meaning lacking distinctive or interesting features or characteristics:

nondescript

Meaning lacking interest or excitement; dull:

mundane

Meaning not out of the ordinary; usual:

unexceptional

Meaning not particularly interesting or surprising:

unremarkable

Meaning lacking excitement or variety; boringly monotonous:

humdrum

Meaning having or using the style or diction of prose as opposed to poetry; lacking imaginativeness or originality:

prosaic

drab antonyms

Meaning giving out or reflecting much light; shining:

bright

Meaning noticeably happy and optimistic:

cheerful

Meaning arousing curiosity or interest; holding or catching the attention:

interesting

Anagrams of drab

Badr, Bard, bard, Brad, brad, Darb, darb

Words that rhyme with drab

undrab

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