grained

American  

[greynd] / greɪnd /

adjective

1. having, reduced to, consisting of, or bearing grain or grains (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

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grained

This subsidence created conditions where fine grained sediments accumulated quickly, which are ideal for preserving fossils.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 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

The buildings had always seemed more impressive because they were the only buildings to receive regular paintings; usually, the nearby houses and cabins were left untouched to become the dull grained gray of weathered wood.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison