grainy
/ˈɡɹeɪni/
grainy adjective: resembling grains; granular.
Adjective
grainy meaning in Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
grainy in Marathi
- grainy
- रवाळ ravāḷ
grainy in Urdu
- دانے دار
grainy in Bengali
- দানার মতো, দানাদার, মোটাদাগে, খসখসে
Examples of grainy in a sentence
- The beans had a grainy, gritty texture in her mouth.
- It is rough and grainy on his palms, as real as anything he’s ever felt.
- At 37 °C established nonacid-proof grainy long sticks (10–15 microns), nonacid-proof and acid-proof single grains.
Forms of grainy
| comparative | grainier |
|---|---|
| superlative | grainiest |
Origin of grainy
From Middle English greyny, equivalent to grain + -y. Piecewise doublet of corny.
Words formed from grainy
Words that rhyme with grainy
Questions about grainy
- What does grainy mean?
- Grainy means resembling grains; granular.
- What is grainy in Marathi?
- Grainy in Marathi is रवाळ (ravāḷ). See Grainy meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is grainy?
- Grainy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce grainy?
- Grainy is pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪni/.
Words near grainy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: grainy (page history and authors); रवाळ (Marathi) (page history and authors); grainy (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); grainy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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