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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024drab1 /dræb/USA pronunciation adj., drab•ber, drab•best, n. adj. - lacking in brightness;
dull:a drab, cheerless office. - of the color drab.
n. [uncountable] - a brownish gray.
- Textilesany of several fabrics of this color.
drab•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024drab1 (drab),USA pronunciation adj., drab•ber, drab•best, n. adj. - dull;
cheerless;
lacking in spirit, brightness, etc. - having the color drab.
n. - dull gray;
dull brownish or yellowish gray. - Textilesany of several fabrics of this color, esp. of thick wool or cotton.
- Late Latin drappus piece of cloth
- Middle French drap
- 1535–45
- a dirty, untidy woman;
slattern. - a prostitute.
v.i. - to associate with drabs.
- 1505–15; perh. akin to Dutch drab dregs, lees, obsolete Dutch drablen to run or tramp about; compare drabble, draff
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: drab /dræb/ adj (drabber, drabbest)- dull; dingy; shabby
- cheerless; dreary: a drab evening
- of the colour drab
n - a light olive-brown colour
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French drap cloth, from Late Latin drappus, perhaps of Celtic originˈdrably adv ˈdrabness n drab /dræb/ archaic n - a slatternly woman
- a whore
vb (drabs, drabbing, drabbed)- (intransitive) to consort with prostitutes
Etymology: 16th Century: of Celtic origin; compare Scottish Gaelic drabag |