chalkiness
Dusty, pale quality
Chalkiness is the quality of being chalky—powdery, pale, or having a dry, calcium-like texture.
Wine tasters describe a pleasant chalkiness in certain minerally whites.
Skin can have an unhealthy chalkiness.
Paint may dry with unwanted chalkiness.
The word captures both texture and appearance: something that looks, feels, or tastes like chalk.
Reduced to fine particles
- dustyCoated with fine particles
- grittyCoarse or courageous
- granularMade of tiny particles
- dryFree from moisture
matte · coarse · residue · film · coating · abrasive · rough · porous
State of being pale
- pallorUnhealthy facial whiteness
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- pallidUnhealthily lacking color
- milkyWhitish and cloudy
ashen · blanched · faded · dusty · pastel · cream · ghostly · washed-out
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- calcium carbonateMineral in shells and marble
- calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
Cretaceous · marl · cliff · Dover · karst · biogenic · marine · bedrock
powdery
Reduced to fine particles
dry · matte · coarse · residue · film · coating · abrasive · rough · porous · sandy
whiteness
State of being pale
milky · ashen · blanched · faded · dusty · pastel · cream · ghostly · washed-out · colorless
limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- calcium carbonateMineral in shells and marble
- calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
sediment · Cretaceous · marl · cliff · Dover · karst · biogenic · marine · bedrock · stratum
pastel
Pale, gentle shade
pigment · gesso · fresco · sidewalk · dust · smudge · erasable · stick · soft pastel · blending
astringent
Tissue-contracting agent
drying · bitter · wine · persimmon · underripe · acidity · puckering · palate · aftertaste · grape
- texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness
- grain qualityprotein content, moisture content, gluten content, hardness, dockage
chalkinesssmoothness
Freedom from irregularity
glossiness · sleekness · silkiness · polish · slickness
chalkinessoiliness
Slick, fatty texture
greasiness · moistness · wetness · lubricity · dampness
chalkinesscreaminess
Smooth, velvety quality
silkiness · smoothness · velvetiness · richness · lusciousness
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