textured

Thân thiện

The artist painted a textured wall with a roller.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Having a distinct physical texture or surface quality: Describes something that is not smooth, having a surface that can be felt or seen to have a specific pattern, roughness, or three-dimensional quality. 2. Made to have a particular feel or appearance: Often used to describe materials, fabrics, or surfaces that have been processed or created to possess a specific tactile or visual texture.

Usage and Examples

• Describing Materials and Fabrics:
  • She chose a textured wallpaper to add visual interest to the room.
  • The artist used a textured paper for the drawing to create a unique effect.
• Describing Surfaces and Finishes:
  • The textured glass in the bathroom door provides privacy.
  • They applied a textured coating to the ceiling to hide imperfections.
• Describing Food:
  • The cake had a delightfully textured crumb, both moist and slightly coarse.

Advanced Usage

• In Art and Design: Refers to the quality of the surface of a painting, sculpture, or material that is perceived through touch or visually implied.
  • The painter's technique created a highly textured impasto surface.
• Compound Adjectives (Hyphenated): Often combined with another adjective to specify the type of texture.
  • The fabric was a rough-textured wool. (This is a compound word using "textured").
  • It was a fine-textured clay, perfect for detailed sculpting.

Variants and Related Words

• Texture (n): The feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or substance.
  • The texture of the fabric was soft and nubby.
• Textural (adj): Relating to texture.
  • The textural differences between the materials were striking.
• Untextured (adj): Lacking a distinct texture; smooth.
  • The wall was painted with an untextured, flat finish.

Synonyms

• Coarse: Rough or loose in texture or grain.
• Nubby: Containing small lumps or bumps.
• Rough: Having an uneven or irregular surface.
• Grainy: Having a texture like that of grain or small particles.

Antonyms

• Smooth: Having an even and regular surface.
• Flat: Lacking contrast or texture, especially in visual appearance.
• Uniform: Not varying; the same in all parts and of the same texture.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having surface roughness
   • a textured wall of stucco
   • a rough-textured tweed

Từ đồng nghĩa

• rough-textured
• coarse-textured