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DRAB
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Irregular inflected forms: drabbed , drabber , drabbest , drabbing
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
Synonyms:
drab; olive drab
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("drab" is a kind of...):
olive (a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Causing dejection
Example:
grim rainy weather
Synonyms:
blue; dark; dingy; disconsolate; dismal; drab; drear; dreary; gloomy; grim; sorry
Classified under:
Similar:
cheerless; depressing; uncheerful (causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of a light brownish green color
Synonyms:
drab; olive-drab
Classified under:
Similar:
chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Lacking brightness or color; dull
Example:
children in somber brown clothes
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
colorless; colourless (weak in color; not colorful)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
Example:
a series of dreary dinner parties
Synonyms:
drab; dreary
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
dull (lacking in liveliness or animation)
Derivation:
drabness (having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance)
