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graininess

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grain·y  (grn)
adj. grain·i·er, grain·i·est
1. Made of or resembling grain; granular.
2. Resembling the grain of wood.
3. Having a granular appearance due to the clumping of particles in the emulsion. Used of photographs and film.
graini·ness n.
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Noun1.graininess - the quality of being composed of relatively large particles
granularity, coarseness
raggedness, roughness - a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
sandiness - a texture resembling that of sand


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