drab
1 of 5noun (1)
ˈdrab 
1
: slattern
2
: prostitute
drab
2 of 5verb
drabbed; drabbing
intransitive verb
: to associate with prostitutes
a waster, an idler; drinking and drabbing
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3 of 5noun (2)
1
textiles : any of various cloths of a dull brown or gray color
dressed in drabs
2
a
: a light olive brown
b
: a dull, lifeless, or faded appearance or quality
drab
4 of 5adjective
drabber; drabbest
1
a
: of the dull brown color of drab (see drab entry 3 sense 1)
b
: of a light olive brown color : of the color drab (see drab entry 3 sense 2a)
2
: characterized by dullness and monotony : cheerless
a drab life
drab industrial buildings
drably adverb
drabness noun
drab
5 of 5noun (3)
: a small amount —usually used in the phrase dribs and drabs
receiving donations in dribs and drabs
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- bawd
- call girl
- cocotte
- courtesan
- hooker
- hustler
- prostitute
- sex worker
- streetwalker
- tart
- whore
Adjective
- arid
- boring
- colorless
- dreary
- drudging
- dry
- dull
- dusty
- flat
- heavy
- ho-hum
- humdrum
- jading
- jejune
- leaden
- mind-numbing
- monochromatic
- monotonous
- numbing
- old
- pedestrian
- ponderous
- slow
- stale
- stodgy
- stuffy
- stupid
- tame
- tedious
- tiresome
- tiring
- uninteresting
- wearisome
- weary
- wearying
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Example Sentences
Adjective He lives a drab life. the new city hall promises to be another drab pile of masonry for the town
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
origin unknown
Verb
noun derivative of drab entry 1
Noun (2) and Adjective
Middle French drap cloth, from Late Latin drappus
Noun (3)
probably alteration of drib
First Known Use
Noun (1)
circa 1515, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1599, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun (3)
1809, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing drab
Kids Definition
drab
adjective
ˈdrab
drabber; drabbest
1
: not bright or interesting : dull
a drab apartment
2
: grayish brown in color
drabness
noun
as in dullness
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- dullness
- boredom
- ennui
- tedium
- tediousness
- weariness
- dulness
- restlessness
- blahs
- uniformity
- monotony
- humdrum
- tiresomeness
- monotone
- wearisomeness
- sameness
- monotonousness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- diversity
- variety
- multiplicity
- variation
- variability
- excitement
- intrigue
- fascination
- interest
- engagement
- involvement
- absorption
- stimulation
- enthrallment
- grip
- engrossment
- enlivenment
- animation
- invigoration