grainy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹeɪni/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -eɪni

Adjective

grainy (comparative grainier, superlative grainiest)

Resembling grains; granular.
grainy image

grainy sound
Coarsely ground or gritty.

Derived terms

Translations

granular

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

gritty

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

Anagrams

raying

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