HyperDic: grainy

English > 1 sense of the word grainy:
ADJECTIVEallgrainy, farinaceous, coarse-grained, granular, granulose, gritty, mealycomposed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
grainy > pronunciation
Soundsgrey'niy
Rhymesabalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy...
English > grainy: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningComposed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency.
Example "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"
Synonymsfarinaceous, coarse-grained, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy
Broadercoarse, harshOf textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
Spanisharenoso, farináceo, farinoso, granuloso, harinoso
Catalanarenós, farinaci, farinós, granulós
Nounsgraina relatively small granular particle of a substance
graininessthe quality of being composed of relatively large particles

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