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drab

Letters that make drab

a, b, d, r are letters that make 'drab'

Words within drab

AB, ab, RA, Ra, Ab are words within 'drab'

Anagrams of drab

darb, bard, brad are anagrams of 'drab'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of drab

draba, drabs are words created by adding a letter to 'drab'

drab is a 4 letter word ending with b
drab is a 4 letter word starting with d

5 possible definitions for 'drab'

Drab as "lacking brightness or color, dull"

Under this definition, drab is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

somber, sombre, sober have the same meaning as 'drab'

Derivatives of drab

somberness, sombreness, gloom are derivatives of 'drab'.

Similar to drab

colorless, colourless are similar to 'drab'.

Example of drab used within this context

"drab faded curtains", "sober Puritan grey", "children in somber brown clothes"

Drab as "lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise"

Under this definition, drab is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dreary has the same meaning as drab

Derivatives of drab

homeliness, drabness, dowdiness, insipidity, boringness, dreariness, insipidness are derivatives of 'drab'.

Similar to drab

dull is similar to drab.

Example of drab used within this context

"her drab personality", "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas", "a series of dreary dinner parties"

Drab as "a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown"

Under this definition, drab is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

olive drab has the same meaning as drab

drab as a type

'drab' can be a type of olive.

Drab as "of a light brownish green color"

Under this definition, drab is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

olive-drab has the same meaning as drab

Similar to drab

chromatic is similar to drab.

Drab as "causing dejection"

Under this definition, drab is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

grim, gloomy, dingy, dark, blue, disconsolate, dismal, sorry, drear, dreary have the same meaning as 'drab'

Derivatives of drab

insipidity, boringness, dreariness, insipidness are derivatives of 'drab'.

Similar to drab

depressing, cheerless, uncheerful are similar to 'drab'.