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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
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