drab
Other forms: drabs; drabbing; drabbed; drabber; drabbest
Dull, dreary, dingy, depressing: These adjectives capture the sense of drab, whether the word is used to describe a muted color, a miserable mood, or an oppressively boring existence.
Have you ever heard of the color olive drab? It's the color the military clothes its soldiers in and is the original meaning of the word drab. A little over 100 years ago, people began using drab in the metaphorical sense to mean "dull" and "lacking brightness." If a website or an advertisement is drab, the page is boring and unattractive. If it is cold and rainy for a week, you'll get awfully tired of those drab days, and a great teacher can make even the drabbest book come to life.
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a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
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synonyms:
olive drab
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type of:
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olive
a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
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olive
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lacking brightness or color; dull“drab faded curtains”
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colorless, colourless
weak in color; not colorful
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colorless, colourless
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lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
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causing dejection
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cheerless, depressing, uncheerful
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
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cheerless, depressing, uncheerful
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of a light brownish green color
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synonyms:
olive-drab
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chromatic
being, having, or characterized by hue
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chromatic
Vocabulary lists containing drab
On a hike in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, thirteen-year-old Erin Rowe makes a new friend when they both get lost and must rely on each other to survive.
After an ogress is accused of abducting the children of Stone-in-the-Glen, a group of orphans try to save her and convince the townspeople of her good nature.
Following her aunt's death, Bri must learn to control her unique and deadly magical gift to conquer dark forces and protect her family.
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