drab
/dræb/adjective
उच्चारण ड्रैब
नीरस, फीका, बेरंग
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disapproving
without interest or colour; dull and boring
नीरस, फीका, बेरंग
- The office was painted in drab shades of grey.
- They lived a drab life in a small town.
- The walls were a drab grey colour.
+ 2 more examples
- She wore drab clothes to the office.
- Their life in the small town was drab and slow.
Synonyms dull dreary colourless dingy cheerless
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
drab + noun
Drab describes colours, clothes, places or lives that are dull and without brightness. It is disapproving.
'Drab' उन रंगों, कपड़ों, स्थानों या जीवन का वर्णन करता है जो फीके और बेरौनक हों; इसमें अस्वीकृति का भाव है।
- The drab walls made the classroom depressing.
- Radhika did not like the drab brown uniform.
look / feel / seem drab
Drab follows linking verbs such as look, seem or feel.
'Drab' look, seem या feel जैसी linking verbs के बाद आता है।
- The village looked drab in the grey monsoon light.
drab and + adjective
It often pairs with another word that adds to the dullness, such as dreary, grey or lifeless.
यह प्रायः dreary, grey या lifeless जैसे शब्दों के साथ आता है जो नीरसता बढ़ाते हैं।
- The drab and lifeless hall needed colour.
drabness (noun)
The noun is drabness. It is uncountable.
संज्ञा 'drabness' है, जो uncountable है।
- Bright posters took away the drabness of the corridor.
+Collocations 4
drab + noun
coloursclothesbuildingroomexistence
- The drab colours of the office lowered everyone's mood.
adverb + drab
ratherveryextremelyutterlya little
- The hostel room was rather drab.
verb + drab
lookseemfeelgrowremain
- The streets grew drab after the festival.
made less drab
brightenliven upcolourdecorate
- She brightened the drab room with flowers.
“More examples 6
- The hostel's drab grey walls were repainted in yellow.
छात्रावास की फीकी स्लेटी दीवारों को पीले रंग से दोबारा रंगा गया।
- After the bright festival, the town seemed drab.
रंगीन उत्सव के बाद शहर बेरौनक लग रहा था।
- He lived a drab life in a small rented room.
वह एक छोटे किराये के कमरे में नीरस जीवन जी रहा था।
- The speech was drab and put the audience to sleep.
भाषण नीरस था और उसने श्रोताओं को सुला दिया।
- Radhika wore a bright scarf to liven up her drab uniform.
राधिका ने अपनी फीकी वर्दी को सजीव बनाने के लिए चमकीला दुपट्टा पहना।
- The monsoon clouds made the town look drab for a week.
मानसून के बादलों ने एक सप्ताह तक शहर को फीका बनाए रखा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The room looked drab and boredom.
✓ The room looked drab and boring.
After a linking verb, both words must be adjectives.
Linking verb के बाद दोनों शब्द adjective होने चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All mean lacking brightness, but they suit different things.
सभी का अर्थ चमक की कमी है, पर अलग-अलग चीज़ों के लिए उपयुक्त हैं।
Dull and without colour or interest; used of looks and surroundings.
फीका और बिना रंग या रुचि का; रूप और परिवेश के लिए।
- A drab office.
Sad, dull and depressing, often of weather or places.
उदास, नीरस और निराशाजनक, प्रायः मौसम या स्थान के लिए।
- A dreary rainy day.
The general word: not bright, not interesting, not sharp.
सामान्य शब्द: न चमकदार, न रोचक, न तेज़।
- A dull speech.
¶Idioms 1
dribs and drabs
small amounts or numbers of something that come or are given at different times rather than all together
थोड़ा-थोड़ा करके, टुकड़ों में
- The money came in dribs and drabs.
- Guests arrived in dribs and drabs all evening.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: the phrase 'dull and drab' is common, and drab is the opposite of bright or colourful.
Usage में 'dull and drab' phrase आम है, और drab शब्द bright या colourful का विपरीत है।