graininess

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noun

The state of being grainy; granularity

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Meanings

noungraininess (countable and uncountable, plural graininesses)

plural graininesses

  1. countableuncountableThe state of being grainy; granularity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe quality of being composed of relatively large particles

Similar
coarsenessgranularity
Broader
roughnessraggedness
Also see
coarsenessgranularity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From grainy + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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