olive vs drab

olive and drab both are nouns.

olive and drab both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
olive	Yes	Yes	No	No
drab	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, drab is a hyponym of olive; that is, drab is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than olive:

olive: a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
drab: a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown

Other hyponyms of olive include olive drab.

olive (noun)	drab (noun)
a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation	a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork

olive (adjective)	drab (adjective)
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive	of a light brownish green color
	lacking brightness or color; dull
	causing dejection
	lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

Difference between olive and drab

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