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drab1
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- pronunciation:
- draeb
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a dull gray or a dull grayish or yellowish brown color.
Drab is the color of the office curtains.- synonyms:
- dun
- similar words:
- buff, gray, khaki, ocher, olive drab, sienna, umber
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| definition 2: |
cloth, esp. a heavy wool or cotton, of this color.
The uniforms are made of drab.- similar words:
- khaki, olive drab
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
drabber, drabbest |
| definition 1: |
lacking in color or cheer; dull; dreary.
My gray dress seemed rather drab compared with her red one.The female cardinal's feathers are more drab than the male's.She had expected excitement, but life at school turned out to be somewhat drab.- synonyms:
- dingy, dull, gray
- antonyms:
- bright, colorful, dashing, garish
- similar words:
- dreary, flat, lackluster, matte, mousy, smudgy
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| definition 2: |
of a dull gray or dull grayish or yellowish brown color.
The sheets had been white but are now drab.- similar words:
- buff, dingy, dull, gray, khaki, mousy, muddy, sooty
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| related words: |
cheerless, dim, dismal, homely, neutral, sober, somber, tedious |
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| derivations: |
drably (adv.), drabness (n.) |
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