adj
Meaning 1
Resembling grains; granular.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- grainy image
- grainy sound
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
grainy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɡɹeɪni/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -eɪni
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CMU ARPABET: G R EY1 N IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Coarsely ground or gritty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
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, coarse-grained, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English greyny, equivalent to grain + -y. Piecewise doublet of corny.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 粒狀的 /粒状的 — granular
- German: körnig — granular
- Māori: tongitongi — granular
- German: grobkörnig — gritty
- Māori: māngūngungu — gritty
- Ottoman Turkish: ایری (iri) — gritty