adj
Meaning 1
Consisting of coarse particles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: fine-grained
Broader terms: grained
Standard Lemma guide
coarse-grained
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adj
Meaning 2
Having a coarse, irregular texture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Inelegant; gross.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
not having a fine texture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- coarse-grained wood
- large-grained sand
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: large-grained
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- granular sugar
- the photographs were grainy and indistinct
- it left a mealy residue
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: farinaceous, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From coarse + grained.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bashkir: эре (ere) — Consisting of coarse particles
- Belarusian: буйназярні́сты (bujnazjarnísty) — Consisting of coarse particles
- Bulgarian: едрозърнест (edrozǎrnest) — Consisting of coarse particles
- German: grobkörnig — Consisting of coarse particles
- Norwegian Bokmål: grovkornet — Consisting of coarse particles
- Polish: gruboziarnisty — Consisting of coarse particles
- Russian: кру́пный (krúpnyj) — Consisting of coarse particles
- Russian: крупнозерни́стый (krupnozernístyj) — Consisting of coarse particles
- Swedish: grovkornig — Consisting of coarse particles
- Turkish: iri taneli — Consisting of coarse particles
- Ukrainian: грубозерни́стий (hrubozernýstyj) — Consisting of coarse particles
- Bashkir: эре (ere) — Having a coarse, irregular texture
- German: grobkörnig — Having a coarse, irregular texture
- Russian: гру́бый (grúbyj) — Having a coarse, irregular texture
- Turkish: iri taneli — Having a coarse, irregular texture