drabness

/ˈdɹæbnəs/ noun C2 ✓

The characteristic of being drab.

Word Origin Drab comes from Old French drap 'cloth,' specifically a dull, undyed woolen cloth. So drabness is literally the quality of that boring, brownish fabric. The same root gives us drape (to cover with cloth) and drapery (decorative cloth). From a dull cloth to a dull life, the meaning shifted perfectly.

noun The characteristic of being drab. C2 ✓ countable

The drabness of the gray walls made the room feel lifeless.

(名词) 单调乏味;枯燥无味

灰色墙壁的单调使房间显得毫无生气。

(sustantivo) monotonía; insulsez; sosería; lo apagado; lo soso [La característica de ser monótono o insulso.]

La monotonía de las paredes grises hacía que la habitación se sintiera sin vida.

(nom) grisaille; fadeur; terne; platitude; monotonie [Caractère de ce qui est terne, sans éclat ni attrait.]

La grisaille des murs faisait paraître la pièce sans vie.

(Substantiv) Farblosigkeit; Eintönigkeit [**Drabness** *f* – Die Eigenschaft, farblos, eintönig oder langweilig zu wirken.]

Die **drabness** der grauen Wände ließ den Raum leblos erscheinen.

(名詞) くすんで地味な性質、活気や魅力に欠けること。

灰色の壁の単調さによって、部屋には生気が感じられなかった。

(substantivo) monotonia; insipidez; desbotamento [A característica de ser monótono ou desbotado.]

A monotonia das paredes cinzas fez o quarto parecer sem vida.

Word parts: drab + ness

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