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drabness
drab 1 D0373500 (drăb)adj. drab·ber, drab·best 1. a. Of a dull grayish to yellowish brown.b. Of a light olive brown or khaki color.2. Faded and dull in appearance.3. Dull or commonplace in character; dreary: a drab personality. See Synonyms at dull.n.1. A dull grayish to yellowish or light olive brown.2. Cloth of this color or of an unbleached natural color.
[Alteration of obsolete French drap, cloth, from Old French; see drape.]
drab′ly adv.drab′ness n.
drab 2 D0373500 (drăb)n.1. A slovenly woman; a slattern.2. A woman prostitute.intr.v. drabbed, drab·bing, drabs To consort with prostitutes: "Even amid his drabbing, he himself retained some virginal airs" (Stanislaus Joyce).
[Possibly of Celtic origin (akin to Scottish Gaelic dràbag Irish Gaelic drabóg, slattern) or from Dutch drab, dregs.]
drab 3 D0373500 (drăb)n. A negligible amount: finished the work in dribs and drabs.
[Probably alteration of drib.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | drabness - having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegancedowdiness, homelinessinelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste |
drabnessnounA lack of excitement, liveliness, or interest:asepticism, blandness, colorlessness, dreariness, dryness, dullness, flatness, flavorlessness, insipidity, insipidness, jejuneness, lifelessness, sterileness, sterility, stodginess, vapidity, vapidness, weariness.Translationsdrab (drӕb) adjective dull and uninteresting, especially in colour. drab clothes. 單調乏味的，無光彩的(尤指顏色) 单调乏味的，无生气的 ˈdrably adverb 單調乏味地 单调乏味地ˈdrabness noun 單調乏味 单调乏味EncyclopediaSeedrabdrabness
Synonyms for drabnessnoun a lack of excitement, liveliness, or interestSynonyms- asepticism
- blandness
- colorlessness
- dreariness
- dryness
- dullness
- flatness
- flavorlessness
- insipidity
- insipidness
- jejuneness
- lifelessness
- sterileness
- sterility
- stodginess
- vapidity
- vapidness
- weariness
Synonyms for drabnessnoun having a drab or dowdy qualitySynonymsRelated Words |