grained

American  

[greynd] / greɪnd /

adjective

1. having, reduced to, consisting of, or bearing grain or grains grain (usually used in combination).

   fine-grained sand; large-grained rice.

2. having a granular form, structure, or surface.

   wood and other grained materials.

3. having an artificially produced granular texture or pattern.

   grained kid.

4. marked by a particular quality (usually used in combination).

   tough-grained journalism.

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Other Word Forms

• grainedness noun
• nongrained adjective
• ungrained adjective
• well-grained adjective

Etymology

Origin of grained

First recorded in 1520–30; grain + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Mudstone forms from fine grained sediment that once settled in water, suggesting the area may have hosted lakes billions of years ago.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

The interior’s centerpiece is the dash console: two large and thickly padded horizontal bolsters stretching door to door, wrapped in glove-soft faux leather, with a middle tier of naturally grained wood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

His vibrato is disciplined and finely grained; when he moves up and down the neck, the motion is smooth as a jet plane lifting into altitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Next week, they plan to drill at a site called Enchanted Lake, which has the potential to provide the finest grained delta rock of all.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 20, 2022

Sun and wind had leathered his broad face, burnt it dark and grained it with fine lines.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander