grainy - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/grainyPrivate View From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Photography grain‧y /ˈɡreɪni/ adjective a photograph that is grainy has a rough appearance, as if the images are made up of spots Examples from the Corpus grainy • Aged Gruyere: Five years old, this cheese is grainy and piquant with a sweet, long finish. • Its defrosting ...
grainy | Etymology of grainy by etymonline www.etymonline.com/word/grainyPrivate View early 14c., "a small, hard seed," especially of one of the cereal plants, also as a collective singular, "seed of wheat and allied grasses used as food;" also "something resembling grain; a hard particle of other substances" (salt, sand, later gunpowder, etc.), from Old French grain, grein (12c.) "seed, grain; particle, drop; berry; grain as a ...
Oxford English Dictionary www.oed.comPrivate View The historical English dictionary. An unsurpassed guide for researchers in any discipline to the meaning, history, and usage of over 500,000 words and phrases across the English-speaking world. Find out more about OED. Understanding entries. Glossaries, abbreviations, pronunciation guides, frequency, symbols, and more.