Drab

//dɹæb//

Synonyms for "drab" (402 found)

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Noun(133 words)
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Translations

46 translations across 13 languages.

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Bulgarian

4 entries
  • еднообразен adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)
  • сив adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)
  • скучен adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)
  • повлекана noun (dirty or untidy woman — see also slattern)

Czech

4 entries
  • fádní adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)
  • nevýrazný adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)
  • ošuntělý adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)
  • světle hnědý adj (brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun color)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • seninteresa noun (dull or uninteresting appearance or situation)

Finnish

4 entries
  • ankea adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)
  • tympeä adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)
  • lunttu noun (dirty or untidy woman — see also slattern)
  • lutka noun (dirty or untidy woman — see also slattern)

French

4 entries
  • beigeasse adj (brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun color)
  • beigeâtre adj (brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun color)
  • fade adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)
  • grisâtre adj (brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun color)

French Canadian

1 entries
  • drabe adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)

German

2 entries
  • langweilig adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)
  • tröge adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)

Italian

4 entries
  • grigio adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)
  • scialbo adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)
  • sciatta adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)
  • sciatto adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)

Māori

1 entries
  • mākihakiha adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)

Polish

1 entries
  • bezbarwny adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)

Romanian

1 entries
  • spălăcit adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)

Russian

3 entries
  • однообра́зный adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)
  • ту́склый adj (with a dull or uninteresting appearance — see also dull, uninteresting)
  • проститу́тка noun (promiscuous woman; prostitute)

Serbo-Croatian

3 entries
  • drap adj (brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun color)
  • drap noun (colour of this fabric)
  • kurva noun (promiscuous woman; prostitute)

Sample sentences

56 total sentences available.

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The vicar wore drab clothing.

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The décor is drab.

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At the end of a long drab passage my new acquaintance pushed open a door and turned on an electric switch. A number of lamps shining through tinted shades bathed the whole great room before us in a ruddy radiance.

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This morning, the world is grey and drab.

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