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One of the consequences of the Iranian revolution has been an explosion of history. A country once known only from British consular reports and intrepid travelogues is now awash with historical documents, letters, diaries, grainy video, weblogs and secret police files of questionable authenticity.
James Buchan

Meaning of "grainy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAINY

grainy  [ˈɡreɪnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAINY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grainy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GRAINY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of grainy in the English dictionary

The first definition of grainy in the dictionary is resembling, full of, or composed of grain; granular. Other definition of grainy is resembling the grain of wood, leather, etc. Grainy is also having poor definition because of large grain size.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRAINY


Bahraini
bɑːˈreɪnɪ
Bahreini
bɑːˈreɪnɪ
brainy
ˈbreɪnɪ
cany
ˈkeɪnɪ
Cheney
ˈtʃeɪnɪ
Dunsany
dʌnˈseɪnɪ
emalangeni
ˌɛmɒːlɒːŋˈɡeɪnɪ
insanie
ɪnˈseɪnɪ
lilangeni
ˈlɪlɑːŋˌɡeɪnɪ
meinie
ˈmeɪnɪ
meiny
ˈmeɪnɪ
mesocrany
ˌmɛsəʊˈkreɪnɪ
Museveni
ˌmʊsəˈveɪnɪ
Na-Dene
nɑːˈdeɪnɪ
rainy
ˈreɪnɪ
veiny
ˈveɪnɪ
waney
ˈweɪnɪ
wany
ˈweɪnɪ
zany
ˈzeɪnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAINY

grain
grain alcohol
grain elevator
grainage
graine
grainer
grainfield
Grainger
grainier
grainiest
graininess
graining
grainless
grains of paradise
graip
graith
graithly
grallatorial
gralloch
gram

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAINY

bliny
destiny
hominy
jiminy
liny
Manifest Destiny
miny
mountainy
mutiny
piny
Pliny
scrutiny
shiny
spiny
tiny
twiny
villainy
viny
whiny
winy

Synonyms and antonyms of grainy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grainy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAINY

Find out the translation of grainy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grainy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grainy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

颗粒感
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

granulada
570 millions of speakers

English

grainy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दानेदार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محبب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зернистым
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

granulado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বর্গের শস্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

granuleux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Butiran syurga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

körnig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

粗い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거친
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cemara saka swarga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhiều hột
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சொர்க்கத்தின் தானியங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नंदनवन च्या धान्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cennet taneleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

granuloso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ziarnisty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зернистим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

granulată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοκκώδης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

korrel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kornig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kornete
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grainy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAINY»

The term «grainy» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.073 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAINY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grainy

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2 QUOTES WITH «GRAINY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word grainy.
1
James Buchan
One of the consequences of the Iranian revolution has been an explosion of history. A country once known only from British consular reports and intrepid travelogues is now awash with historical documents, letters, diaries, grainy video, weblogs and secret police files of questionable authenticity.
2
Daryl Gates
No one knew what Rodney King had done beforehand to be stopped. No one realized that he was a parolee and that he was violating his parole. No one knew any of those things. All they saw was this grainy film and police officers hitting him over the head.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAINY»

Discover the use of grainy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grainy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Sensory Evaluation of Dairy Products
Within the mouth, the texture of sour cream products should be reasonably or perfectly smooth, but without the mouthfeel of slime-like (e.g., slimy) or salvelike ( salvy). A fairly common texture defect of sour cream products is grainy (or grittiness ...
Stephanie Clark, Michael Costello, MaryAnne Drake, 2009
2
A Field Guide to Mushrooms: North America
SAFFRON PARASOL Cystoderma amianthinum PL 15 Small, fragile, light brown to yellowish, more or less grainy cap on a slender stalk with a faint ring. Cap: Broadly convex to humped. Surface dry, sometimes powdery or scaly or just ...
Kent H. McKnight, Roger Tory Peterson, 1998
3
Painter IX for Photographers: Creating Painterly Images Step ...
Grain (Contrasty textures), 240 Grainy Blender (Artists' Oils brushes), 51, 51 Grainy Blender (Blenders), 54 Grainy Colored Pencil, 64, 65, 65 Grainy Cover Pencil, 98, 98, 99, 99 Grainy Dry Brush (Artists' Oils brushes), 50 Grainy Hard Cover ...
Martin Addison, 2005
4
The Return of the Excalibur:
“5688, Dimly Rectory, Martha Grainy speaking.“ There was a brief pause and her husband looked on expectantly. “Oh, good morning Dean, yes it is a wonderfully sunny morning actually. How is Mrs Withington? Has she managed to shake ...
Hermione Chase, 2013
5
Cheese Problems Solved
M. Gobbetti Parmigiano Reggiano and Grana Padano are known as `Grana' cheeses because of the grainy texture of the ripened cheese. As indicated in the protocols of manufacture, the cheese structures of Parmigiano Reggiano and Grana ...
P L H McSweeney, 2007
6
Photoshop CS3 RAW: Transforming Your RAW Data Into Works of Art
Ifyou want to simulate the grainy black and white look of say,Tri-X film (remember film?), there are many ways to go: With your camera, increase the sensitivity • ofthe sensor by boosting the ISO. In Camera Raw, increase the sharpening ...
Mikkel Aaland, 2008
7
Painter X Creativity: Digital Artist's handbook
You can change the paper texture at any time and it has no retroactive effect on the image but will influence grainy brushes and effects set to Using: Paper when you apply them. Examples of grainy brushes, which are all sensitive to paper ...
Jeremy Sutton, 2007
8
United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
... P31115 P3111-6 P3111-7 P31118 P3111°12 P311113 P311114 P311144 15111-45 93111-46 18111-53 P311154 P311181 P311182 Р3111-83 Analysis type grainy grainy grainy grainy grainy grainy grainy grainy grainy grain grain grain ...
‎1902
9
Fat Wednesday: Wittgenstein on Aspects
Maybe even “grainy” fits into this class. With help from someone who knew how to use these words, I might be able to begin to use them correctly, too. “Grainy” is a bit difficult because one would hope that there are not really grains of anything  ...
John Verdi, 2010
10
HDR Efex Pro After the Shoot
The Grainy Method (Figure 6.9) is a very close relative to the Dingy Method and like Dingy, the Grainy HDR Method is not used in any of the presets. Tone compression is very strong, microcontrast settings are very high to reveal small and ...
Stan Sholik, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAINY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grainy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The top 5 geek out moments from Comic-Con
The footage hasn't been officially released, but thanks to a Hall H audience member and a smartphone, we can get a grainy look. “So, that's it ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
2
Police hunt Northfield bullies after phone footage of girls being …
The grainy video shows the teenagers being punched and their bags grabbed and emptied in Northfield by an older girl as a laughing crowd ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
3
Masahisa Fukase: the man who photographed nothing but his wife
The ravens, photographed in flight or resting on branches in grainy monochrome, are symbols of his grief at the breakdown of his marriage to ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
From pixel planet to high-def dwarf, Pluto demands space
The fly-by will transform Pluto from its past as a grainy, one-pixel image into a high-definition world of rocky and barren terrain shrouded in ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
5
Dramatic footage of Isil fighters being blown up uploaded to …
Grainy videos showing the moment a speeding jeep carrying Islamist extremists is destroyed from above and how a car rigged with explosives ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Why you'll always lose with drones alone
Even after decades of development, America's unmanned aerial vehicles can provide only a narrow, grainy view of the battlefield. “Contrary to ... «Reuters Blogs, Jul 15»
7
Footage appears to show moments leading up to shooting of …
In the grainy footage, 17-year-old Mohammed Kasbeh appears to be among other youths running away from the soldier's car after throwing a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
8
iOS Users Can Now Enjoy Short-Clips On Vine In HD
Gone are the days, when Vine was a platform full of blurry and grainy videos. Its users will now be able to view much more sharper videos than ... «Tech News Today, Jul 15»
9
Video appears to contradict account of Israeli officer who killed …
In the grainy footage a figure believed to be Kasbeh can be seen among a group of youths running at the Israeli officer's staff car as it passes ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Celebrate 7-13 Day With the Houston Rap Songs of the Week
Along with The Sauce Factory's Rizzoo Rizzoo, he can shoot a '90s-style music video where the crew scene looks grainy, you almost beg ... «Houston Press, Jul 15»

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