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The world gets older, without getting either better or worse and so does literature. But I do think that the drab current phenomenon that passes for literary studies in the university will finally provide its own corrective.
Harold Bloom

Meaning of "drab" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DRAB

From Old French drap cloth, from Late Latin drappus, perhaps of Celtic origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DRAB

drab  [dræb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRAB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Drab can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DRAB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of drab in the English dictionary

The first definition of drab in the dictionary is dull; dingy; shabby. Other definition of drab is cheerless; dreary. Drab is also of the colour drab.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRAB


crab
kræb
Crabbe
kræb
frab
fræb
grab
ɡræb
krab
kræb
landgrab
ˈlændˌɡræb
mihrab
ˈmiːræb
olive-drab
ˈɒlɪv dræb
scrab
skræb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRAB

dr.
drabbed
drabber
drabbest
drabbet
drabbiness
drabbing
drabbish
drabble
drabbler
drabby
drabette
drably
drabness
drac
dracaena
drachm
drachma
drachmae
drack

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRAB

Arab
Boston crab
catch a crab
fiddler crab
hard-shell crab
hermit crab
horseshoe crab
king crab
mud crab
olive drab
Pan-Arab
sand crab
scarab
screen grab
Shatt-al-Arab
smash-and-grab
snow crab
soft-shell crab
spider crab
the Crab

Synonyms and antonyms of drab in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DRAB»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «drab» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of drab

Translation of «drab» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRAB

Find out the translation of drab to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drab from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drab» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

单调乏味的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

soso
570 millions of speakers

English

drab
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एकाकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رَتِيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

однообразный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

monótono
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেশ্যা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fade
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menjemukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

trist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

さえない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

칙칙한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Drab
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

buồn tẻ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒழுங்கு கெட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंटाळवाणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sıkıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scialbo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nudny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

понурий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mohorât
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άχρωμος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trøstesløs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drab

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAB»

The term «drab» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.594 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAB» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drab

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3 QUOTES WITH «DRAB»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word drab.
1
Harold Bloom
The world gets older, without getting either better or worse and so does literature. But I do think that the drab current phenomenon that passes for literary studies in the university will finally provide its own corrective.
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Thomas Leonard
Don't be drab.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
The writing career is not a romantic one. The writer's life may be colorful, but his work itself is rather drab.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRAB»

Discover the use of drab in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drab and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Black, White, & Olive Drab: Racial Integration at Fort ...
"In Black, White, and Olive Drab, Andrew H. Myers redresses this oversight; taking a case-study approach, Myers meticulously weaves together a wide range of official records, newspaper accounts, and personal interviews, revealing the impact ...
Andrew H. Myers, 2006
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Aka Dorothy Drab
AKA Dorothy Drab is the story of a man trying his feeble best to move on with his life
Bert Rinehart, 2004
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Chronicling Obama: Our First Media-Elected President
"CLIPS" CHRONICLING OBAMA "Deanna Drab is a true American who is giving of her time and passion to express the outrage and concerns that many of us feel about President Obama and the "give-a-way" Congress .
Deanna Drab, 2012
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Cube Chic: Take Your Office Space from Drab to Fab!
An irreverent guide to decorating explains how to transform one's bland, boring, office cubicle into a truly fabulous space, offering a collection of inspirational cubicle designs for every taste, including the Garden Cube, the Cabin Cube, ...
Kelley L. Moore, 2006
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Olive Drab: Pom-Poms
Pom-Poms Kori Yate. attributes we can share wherever God plants us. We should be a great asset to our new squad. Acquiring pom-poms of a different color is also a great opportunity for both us and our husbands to seek God again and ...
Kori Yate, 2011
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Appendix to ... Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the ...
'—J\__' Drab sandstone, with lpherical masses ofa 9th June. harder qualit enclosed in Drab sandstone oiya slaty character; at the top much of the mass exhibits a con' coidal surface in the fracture. There is probably a considerable quantity of ...
Canada. Parliament. Legislative Assembly, 1846
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Journals
Ft- In- , * ( Drab sandstone, with spherical masses of a 9th June. harder quality enclosed in it 74 0 Drab sandstone of a slaty character ; at the top much of the mass exhibits a con- •coidal surface in the fracture. There is probably a considerable ...
Canada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly, 1846
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United States Congressional serial set
45., Sandstone, gray and rather coarse grained. 44. Drab clay. 43. Lignite. 42. Drab clay. 41. Lignite. 40. Drab clay. 39. Sandstone. 38. Drub Way. 37. Lignite. 36. .Drab Way. 35. .Sandstone. 34. Drub clay, 10 to 12 feet. 33. Sandstone. 32.
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W.H. Auden's Poetry: Mythos, Theory, and Practice
10 Later in the same study—and understandably, because the word drab, for most of us, has negative connotations—Lewis finds he must insist that “'Drab' is not a pejorative term” (227). It is simply descriptive of a style of “great economy ...
R. Victoria Arana, 2009
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George: A Story in Drab and Scarlet, |...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Samuel Middleton Fox, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRAB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drab is used in the context of the following news items.
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Professional artistry transforms homeowners' drab outside spaces
Christopher D. Ritzert's quarter-acre garden behind his 1930s stone Colonial in Northwest Washington started out as an unremarkable back ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Long-standing oil mill's days are numbered
SEEN IT, YOU ARE LIKELY SMELLING IT. AND THE REASON BEHIND THE BIG MOVE NEW AT 10 O'CLOCK. DON'T LET THE DRAB METAL ... «KOCO Oklahoma City, Jul 15»
3
A Vintage Dealer's Curated Yard Sale
... protest posters from the 1960s, ironwood busts from Jamaica, olive-drab army fatigues, Peruvian sweaters and innumerable other examples ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
4
My Turn: Let's take care of our boys
Having recently adopted a vegan way of life and now learning to cook many flavorful dishes with this wonderful if drab looking stuff, he was ... «Concord Monitor, Jul 15»
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Jamaica hold Costa Rica for first Gold Cup surprise
In the day's other Group B game at the same venue, Canada and El Salvador played out a drab 0-0 draw. El Salvador were the more dangerous side throughout ... «euronews, Jul 15»
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Spruce up your kitchen! 6 DIY ideas for an instant budget-friendly …
The best part is their six simple DIY projects that will make any kitchen go from drab to fab without putting a huge dent in your bank account. «Today.com, Jul 15»
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Car wash without water? UNC student says yes
Helms and his "buddies" were able to take our news car from drab to fab in 8 minutes flat. He's hoping to hire more "buddies" in the fall, from ... «WTVD-TV, Jul 15»
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Football - Jamaica hold Costa Rica for first Gold Cup surprise
In the day's other Group B game at the same venue, Canada and El Salvador played out a drab 0-0 draw. El Salvador were the more ... «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Jul 15»
9
Inconsistent Spikes drop twin bill at Gallatin Valley
Bozeman momentarily cut the deficit in half on Tucker Stratton's single and Christian Drab's sacrifice fly in the second, but Willard responded ... «The Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Jul 15»
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When is a rape not a rape? Fiona Shaw grills Britten's Rape of …
Dressed in the drab clothes of recent wartime, they remind us that Rome's abuse at the hands of the invader-Etruscans could so easily have ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»

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