Antonyms for fine grained
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : fahyn-greynd |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪnˈgreɪnd |
- alterable
- awkward
- bad
- big
- callous
- changeable
- clean
- clear
- cloudy
- coarse
- consequential
- crude
- dark
- easy
- facile
- fat
- firm
- flexible
- giant
- hard
- harsh
- healthful
- healthy
- heavy
- horrible
- huge
- important
- imprecise
- indefinite
- indelicate
- indiscriminating
- inelegant
- insensitive
- irresolute
- large
- loose
- loud
- moving
- nice
- nontransparent
- opaque
- ordinary
- pliable
- pliant
- poor
- rainy
- robust
- rough
- serious
- slack
- soft
- stormy
- strong
- substantial
- supple
- thick
- tough
- translucent
- ugly
- uncareful
- uncouth
- uncritical
- undiscriminating
- unpleasant
- unrefined
- unscrupulous
- unsettled
- unstable
- violent
- vulnerable
- wavering
- weak
- wobbly
- yielding
Definition of fine grained
- As in incompressible : adj firm
- As in pulverous : adj fine
- As in pulverulent : adj fine
- As in delicate : adj dainty, weak
- As in filmy : adj finespun, fragile
- As in fine : adj dainty, delicate; sheer
- As in firm : adj inflexible
- Their flesh is fine grained, crisp, firm, or fine and delicate.
- Extract from : « American Pomology » by J. A. Warder
- The material is fine grained and without admixture of shell.
- Extract from : « Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley » by William H. Holmes
- The paste is dark, compact, and fine grained, and tempered apparently with sand.
- Extract from : « Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley » by William H. Holmes
- The timber is fine grained and the roots of the tree do not go deep down, but spread out underneath the surface of the ground.
- Extract from : « The Woodcraft Girls at Camp » by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
- If the rock is too fine grained for this it is generally relegated to the schists.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 » by Various
- Hard and fine grained stone requires less powder than soft stone.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 » by Various
- All are made of compact, dark, volcanic tufa that resembles very closely a fine grained slate.
- Extract from : « Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia » by William Henry Holmes
- The paste is fine grained and usually of a light yellow gray tint throughout.
- Extract from : « Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia » by William Henry Holmes
- The paste is fine grained and light in color, sometimes reddish near the surface, and where quite thick is darker within the mass.
- Extract from : « Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia » by William Henry Holmes
- Flesh white and sugary; but, like the foregoing sorts, not fine grained, or suited for table use.
- Extract from : « The Field and Garden Vegetables of America » by Fearing Burr
Synonyms for fine grained
- aerial
- balmy
- breakable
- chiffon
- choice
- close
- close-grained
- cobwebby
- compact
- compressed
- concentrated
- concrete
- condensed
- congealed
- dainty
- delectable
- delicate
- delicious
- delightful
- dense
- diaphanous
- dusty
- elegant
- ethereal
- exquisite
- faint
- filmy
- fine
- fine-drawn
- fine-grained
- fine-spun
- finespun
- flimsy
- floaty
- fracturable
- fragile
- frail
- frangible
- gauzy
- gentle
- gossamer
- gossamery
- graceful
- granular
- hairline
- hard
- hardened
- heavy
- impalpable
- impenetrable
- impermeable
- impervious
- inelastic
- insubstantial
- jelled
- light
- lightweight
- little
- loose
- mild
- minute
- muted
- nice
- nonporous
- pale
- pastel
- porous
- powdered
- powdery
- pulverized
- pulverous
- pulverulent
- quality
- rare
- recherché
- refractory
- rigid
- see-through
- select
- set
- shatterable
- shattery
- sheer
- slender
- slight
- small
- soft
- solid
- solidified
- stiff
- sturdy
- subdued
- substantial
- subtle
- superior
- tender
- thick
- thin
- threadlike
- tiffany
- tough
- transparent
- unyielding
- wispy
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