Drab Meaning in English

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التعريف

Something that is drab is dull, lacking brightness or color, and can also mean boring or uninteresting.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Most common in describing color, clothes, or environments: 'drab brown', 'drab room'. Suggests lifelessness both visually and in mood. Formal/neutral tone, not slang. Don't confuse 'drab' with 'drap' (not an English word).

• Spanish: monótono - apagado - gris (color)
• Portuguese (BR): monótono - sem graça - desbotado
• Portuguese (PT): monótono - sem graça - desbotado
• Chinese (Simplified): 单调的 - 暗淡的
• Chinese (Traditional): 單調的 - 暗淡的
• Hindi: मनोसून - फीका - बेरंग
• Arabic: باهت - كئيب
• Bengali: নিষ্প্রভ - পানসে - নিরানন্দ
• Russian: тусклый - однообразный - унылый
• Japanese: 地味な - くすんだ
• Vietnamese: xám xịt - tẻ nhạt - ảm đạm
• Korean: 칙칙한 - 생기 없는
• Turkish: sönük - soluk - sıkıcı
• Urdu: مدھم - بےرنگ - پھیکا
• Indonesian: kusam - membosankan

جمل نموذجية

She wore a drab gray dress to the party.

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The walls are painted in a drab color.

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The weather was drab all week.

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This office feels so drab—it needs some color!

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He found the movie a bit drab compared to what he expected.

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After a long winter, even the trees looked drab.

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