grainy

English

Etymology

From Middle English greyny, equivalent to grain +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹeɪni/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪni

Adjective

grainy (comparative grainier, superlative grainiest)

1. Resembling grains; granular.

   grainy image

   grainy sound

2. Coarsely ground or gritty.

Derived terms

• grainily
• graininess

Translations

granular

• German: körnig (de)
• Maori: tongitongi (Of images)

gritty

• German: grobkörnig (de)
• Maori: māngūngungu
• Ottoman Turkish: ایری (iri)

Anagrams

• raying