close-grained

adjective

Of material, especially wood or stone, having a dense, compact structure featuring fine texture and narrow growth rings or small cells.

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Meanings

adjectiveclose-grained (comparative more close-grained, superlative most close-grained)

comparative more close-grained · superlative most close-grained

  1. Of material, especially wood or stone, having a dense, compact structure featuring fine texture and narrow growth rings or small cells.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivedense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells

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fine-grainedfine
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finefine-grained

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From close + grained.

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APA

close-grained. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close-grained

MLA

“close-grained.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close-grained. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “close-grained,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close-grained.

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