granular

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UK/ˈɡɹæn.jə.lə(ɹ)/Canada, US/ˈɡɹæn.jə.lɚ/Canada, US[ˈɡɹɛən.jə.lɚ]New Zealand/ˈɡɹɛn.jə.lə(ɹ)/

adjective

Consisting of, or resembling, granules or grains.

“a granular substance”

Similar
granulouscorpuscularglobulargrainygranularygranuliformgranuloseparticulate
Opposite
fluidicgaseousnondustynongrainynongranular
OriginLate Latin grānulum ← Latin grānum →
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Meanings

adjectivegranular (comparative more granular, superlative most granular)

comparative more granular · superlative most granular

  1. Consisting of, or resembling, granules or grains.

    a granular substance

  2. Grainy.

    It has a granular structure

    1 more example

    This Whyn Dyke is bare at the cliffs ſeveral yards in height, and is near nine feet in width. It conſiſts of an inner part of a granular and ſomewhat porous texture...

    1790, Abraham Mills, Some Strata in Ireland and Scotland, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 80
  3. transferred senseRefined or precise.

    This should allow for a more granular degree of control

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
granulouscorpuscularglobulargrainygranularygranuliformgranuloseparticulate
Opposite
fluidicgaseousnondustynongrainynongranularnonparticulatenonpowderyunflouryungrainyungrittyunmealyunpowdery
Broader
solid
Narrower
arenaceousarenariousarenicareniferousarenosebranlikebrannydustlikedustyfarinaceousflourlikeflouryfurfuraceousgritsomegrittymealypityroidpowderlikepowderypowderouspulverulentsabuloussandlikesandysporoustophaceouscoarse-grainedfine-grainedcomminutedcrushedgroundground downmilledtrituratedpulverizedequigranularextragranularhypergranularinterparticulateintragranular

adjectivecomposed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency

Similar
farinaceouscoarse-grainedgrainygranulosegrittymealycoarseharsh

adjectivehaving a granular structure like that of chondrites

Similar
chondritic
Also see
chondriticcoarse-grainedfarinaceousgrainygranulosegrittymealy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latingrānum“grain, seed”
  2. Late Latingrānulum“granule, little grain”
  3. Englishgranular

From Late Latin grānulum (“granule, little grain”), diminutive of Latin grānum (“grain, seed”), + -ar. By surface analysis, granule + -ar. Compare French granulaire.

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Translations

Ancient Greek χονδρός
  • χονδρός (khondrós)consisting of, or resembling, grains
Bulgarian зърнист, гранулиран
  • зърнист (zărnist)consisting of, or resembling, grains
  • гранулиран (granuliran)consisting of, or resembling, grains
Catalan granular
  • granularconsisting of, or resembling, grains
Finnish rakeinen
  • rakeinenconsisting of, or resembling, grains
French granuleux, granulaire
  • granuleuxconsisting of, or resembling, grains
  • granulaireconsisting of, or resembling, grains
German körnig
  • körnigconsisting of, or resembling, grains
Hungarian szemcsés
  • szemcsésconsisting of, or resembling, grains
Māori one
  • oneconsisting of, or resembling, grains
Polish ziarnisty
  • ziarnistyconsisting of, or resembling, grains
Russian зернистый
  • зернистый (zernistyj)consisting of, or resembling, grains
Spanish granuloso
  • granulosoconsisting of, or resembling, grains
Swedish grynig
  • grynigconsisting of, or resembling, grains
Ukrainian зерни́стий, гранульо́ваний
  • зерни́стий (zernýstyj)consisting of, or resembling, grains
  • гранульо́ваний (hranulʹóvanyj)consisting of, or resembling, grains
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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