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Definition of Drabness
1. Noun. Having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance.
Generic synonyms: Inelegance
Derivative terms: Dowdy, Dowdy, Drab, Homely, Homely
Definition of Drabness
1. Noun. The characteristic of being drab. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Drabness
1. the quality of being drab [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drabness
Literary usage of Drabness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Letters on Contemporary American Authors by Samuel W. Tait (1921)
"I know the typical middle-western town as well as Anderson, and it seems to me
that the proportion of romance to drabness in his picture is much too great. ..."
2. Poetry by Modern Poetry Association (1921)
"The dryness, the drabness, the thinness of life in this land where generous nature
invites to richness and beauty —that is the danger which has come with ..."
3. Theatre Arts by Society of Arts and Crafts, Detroit (1917)
"Serenity or repose in the home responds to the needs of many, but this is not to
be confused with drabness. Things which are interesting or beautiful in ..."
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