grainy

[ grey-nee ]
/ ˈgreɪ ni /

adjective, grain·i·er, grain·i·est.

resembling grain; granular.
full of grains or grain.
having a natural or simulated grain, as wood, wallpaper, etc.
Photography. (of a negative or positive) having a granular appearance.

Origin of grainy

First recorded in 1605–15; grain + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM grainy

grain·i·ness, noun

Words nearby grainy

grainfield, grainger, graining, grains, grains of paradise, grainy, grallatorial, gralloch, gram, gram atom, gram calorie

Example sentences from the Web for graininess

  • The cat Bartouki took such pains to develop was of a plastic that does not have the graininess of concrete.

    The Egyptian Cat Mystery |Harold Leland Goodwin

  • Have you ever sat close to the screen in a motion picture theatre, so that the graininess of the moving film was visible?

    The Infra-Medians |Sewell Peaslee Wright

  • Graininess may be caused by too much acid or too much moisture in the cheese.

    The Book of Cheese |Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk

British Dictionary definitions for graininess

grainy
/ (ˈɡreɪnɪ) /

adjective grainier or grainiest

resembling, full of, or composed of grain; granular
resembling the grain of wood, leather, etc
photog having poor definition because of large grain size

Derived forms of grainy

graininess, noun