grained

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adjective

Having a grain or grains.

“close-grained”

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Meanings

adjectivegrained (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving a grain or grains.
  2. not comparableStained with an imitation wood grain.
  3. in compoundsnot comparableHaving a specified type of grain.

    close-grained

    1 more example

    long-grained rice

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of grain

Synonyms & antonyms

Narrower
close-grainedcoarse-grainedcross-grainedfine-grainedhard-grainedlong-grainedrough-grainedshort-grainedsmall-grained

Origin

From grain + -ed. Piecewise doublet of corned.

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Translations

Bulgarian зърнест, гранулиран
  • зърнест (zărnest)having a grain or grains
  • гранулиран (granuliran)having a grain or grains
German körnig
  • körnighaving a grain or grains
Spanish granado
  • granadohaving a grain or grains
Turkish taneli
  • tanelihaving a grain or grains

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

grained. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grained

MLA

“grained.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grained. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grained,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grained.

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