drab
Of the color of some types of drabcloth: dull brownish yellow or dunOf the color of some types of drabcloth: dull brownish yellow or dun.
» This color palette is rather drab.
Diese Farbpalette ist recht öde. — Yorwba
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2 senses(also, attributive)Of the color of some types of drabcloth: dull brownish yellow or dun.
of a light brownish green color
(also, attributive, broadly)Particularly of color: dull, uninteresting.
langweilig, tröge
однообра́зныйodnoobráznyj, ту́склыйtúsklyj
lacking brightness or color; dull
Examples
10 sentencesThis color palette is rather drab.
deDiese Farbpalette ist recht öde. — Yorwba
This colour palette is rather drab.
deDiese Farbpalette ist recht öde. — Yorwba
The guests arrived in dribs and drabs.
This morning, the world is grey and drab.
ruЭтим утром мир серый и унылый. — Wezel
deDie Welt heute Morgen ist grau in grau. — raggione
The world is grey and drab this morning.
deDie Welt heute Morgen ist grau in grau. — raggione
Translations
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Origin
Probably from Middle French and Old French drap (“cloth”), either:Probably from Middle French and Old French drap (“cloth”), either:
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Forms
drabber, drabbestSynonyms
14 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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