Drab (Noun)
Meaning
A dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The drab of the autumn foliage before the trees shed their leaves was the perfect camouflage for the hunter's gear.
- The new colour scheme of the hotel lobby was intended to be vibrant and bold but unfortunately it ended up being just drab.
- As the paint faded, the drab walls of the old house came to dominate the scenery of the entire street.
- The women's uniforms consisting of light grey and taupe marked the drab of working-class Britain before major textile innovations took hold.
- A close inspection of the bird in flight showed that what initially appeared as black and white actually revealed details of iridescent shine on drab plumage that suggested the presence of other colours when examined under ideal light conditions.