DRABNESS

dowdiness, drabness, homeliness

(noun) having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

drabness (countable and uncountable, plural drabnesses)

The characteristic of being drab.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

10 March 2025

FABLED

(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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