"drabness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drabnesses [plural]
Etymology: drab + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|drab|ness}} drab + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} drabness (countable and uncountable, plural drabnesses)
  1. The characteristic of being drab. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Translations): bezbarwność [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-drabness-en-noun-xpLdhiD2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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