drab

1 of 5

noun (1)

ˈdrab

: slattern

: 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)

textiles : any of various cloths of a dull brown or gray color

dressed in drabs

: a light olive brown

: a dull, lifeless, or faded appearance or quality

drab

4 of 5

adjective

drabber; drabbest

: of the dull brown color of drab (see drab entry 3 sense 1)

: of a light olive brown color : of the color drab (see drab entry 3 sense 2a)

: characterized by dullness and monotony : cheerless

a drab life

drab industrial buildings

drably adverb

drabness noun

drab

5 of 5

noun (3)

: a small amount

—usually used in the phrase dribs and drabs

receiving donations in dribs and drabs

drab 1 of 2

adjective

as in boring

causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest the new city hall promises to be another drab pile of masonry for the town

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boring
dull
tiring
dusty
old
weary
wearying
slow
stupid
dreary
humdrum
monotonous
uninteresting
dry
heavy
colorless
monochromatic
stodgy
annoying
arid
tedious
pedestrian
tiresome
irritating
tame
stale
drudging
leaden
wearisome
stuffy
ho-hum
pallid
sterile
ponderous
flat
gray
blah
jejune
barren
numbing
unexciting
dullish
uninspiring
mind-numbing
unimaginative
jading
exhausting
spiritless
prosaic
blank
soggy
prosy
unrewarding
grey
unspectacular
uneventful
irksome
draining
inanimate
undramatic
ordinary
earthbound
wearing
unsensational
aseptic
bothersome
enervating
pedantic
dispiriting
vapid
unexceptional
fatiguing
commonplace
debilitating
tepid
pokey
suspenseless
discouraging
cumbersome
poky
plodding
common
demoralizing
unnewsworthy
pleasureless
disheartening
enfeebling
palling
unsurprising
lumbering
longsome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

interesting
spectacular
intriguing
wondrous
wonderful
engaging
marvellous
exciting
engrossing
riveting
fabulous
marvelous
sensational
involving
amazing
surprising
attractive
absorbing
astonishing
awesome
inspiring
charming
breathtaking
amusing
entertaining
exhilarating
gripping
astounding
stimulating
thrilling
electrifying
enlivening
alluring
energizing
rousing
enchanting
fascinating
moving
beguiling
invigorating
stirring
enthralling
poignant
galvanizing
entrancing
bewitching
diverting
animating
touching
attracting
rip-roaring
eye-opening
captivating
spellbinding
provocative
hair-raising
tantalizing
mesmerizing
suspenseful
arresting

drab

2 of 2

noun

as in hooker

a woman who engages in sexual activities for money in its time, this waterfront dive was decried as a den of iniquity, unfit even for the drunks and drabs who haunted it

Synonyms & Similar Words

hooker
prostitute
tart
streetwalker
whore
chippy
bawd
sex worker
cocotte
call girl
courtesan
madam
woman of the street
madame
hustler
floozy
tramp
chippie
floozie
siren
hussy
coquette
temptress
minx
jade
flirt
libertine
vamp
doxie
doxy
wench
tempter

单词	drab
释义	drab 1 of 5 noun (1) ˈdrab 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 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 5 adjective 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 5 noun (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 See all Synonyms & Antonyms 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 olive drab olive drab Kids Definition drab adjective ˈdrab drabber; drabbest 1 : not bright or interesting : dull a drab apartment 2 : grayish brown in color drab 1 of 2 adjective as in boring causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest the new city hall promises to be another drab pile of masonry for the town Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance boring dull tiring dusty old weary wearying slow stupid dreary humdrum monotonous uninteresting dry heavy colorless monochromatic stodgy annoying arid tedious pedestrian tiresome irritating tame stale drudging leaden wearisome stuffy ho-hum pallid sterile ponderous flat gray blah jejune barren numbing unexciting dullish uninspiring mind-numbing unimaginative jading exhausting spiritless prosaic blank soggy prosy unrewarding grey unspectacular uneventful irksome draining inanimate undramatic ordinary earthbound wearing unsensational aseptic bothersome enervating pedantic dispiriting vapid unexceptional fatiguing commonplace debilitating tepid pokey suspenseless discouraging cumbersome poky plodding common demoralizing unnewsworthy pleasureless disheartening enfeebling palling unsurprising lumbering longsome Antonyms & Near Antonyms interesting spectacular intriguing wondrous wonderful engaging marvellous exciting engrossing riveting fabulous marvelous sensational involving amazing surprising attractive absorbing astonishing awesome inspiring charming breathtaking amusing entertaining exhilarating gripping astounding stimulating thrilling electrifying enlivening alluring energizing rousing enchanting fascinating moving beguiling invigorating stirring enthralling poignant galvanizing entrancing bewitching diverting animating touching attracting rip-roaring eye-opening captivating spellbinding provocative hair-raising tantalizing mesmerizing suspenseful arresting See More drab 2 of 2 noun as in hooker a woman who engages in sexual activities for money in its time, this waterfront dive was decried as a den of iniquity, unfit even for the drunks and drabs who haunted it Synonyms & Similar Words hooker prostitute tart streetwalker whore chippy bawd sex worker cocotte call girl courtesan madam woman of the street madame hustler floozy tramp chippie floozie siren hussy coquette temptress minx jade flirt libertine vamp doxie doxy wench tempter
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drab

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