drabness

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noun

The characteristic of being drab.

Similar
dowdinesshomeliness
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Meanings

noundrabness (countable and uncountable, plural drabnesses)

plural drabnesses

  1. countableuncountableThe characteristic of being drab.

    The loneliness and drabness of prison life is destroying me.

    1980 April 12, Robert Hollins, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 19

Synonyms & antonyms

nounhaving a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance

Similar
dowdinesshomeliness
Broader
inelegance
Also see
dowdinesshomeliness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From drab + -ness.

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Translations

Polish bezbarwność
  • bezbarwnośćTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

drabness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drabness

MLA

“drabness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drabness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drabness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drabness.

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