graininess
Speckled, rough quality
Graininess is the quality of having a grainy texture or appearance.
In photography and film, graininess refers to the visible speckled pattern caused by light-sensitive particles, often associated with high ISO settings or older film stock: The graininess gives the footage a vintage feel.
In food, graininess describes an undesirably coarse or gritty texture: The sauce had an unpleasant graininess.
Unwanted auditory disturbance
- ISOGlobal standards body
- filmMovie or coating
- emulsionBlended immiscible liquids
- contrastNotable difference between things
exposure · developing · ASA · analog · negative · monochrome · underexposure · halide
Display's smallest points
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- bandingAdding decorative strips
posterization · dithering · low-resolution · upscaling · JPEG · blocky · pixelation · interpolation
Determination or abrasive particles
- roughnessUneven surface quality
- sandinessState of containing grit
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
- abrasivenessCoarse or harsh quality
texture · raspy · scratchy · pebbly · bumpy · pitted · uneven · exfoliant
noise
Unwanted auditory disturbance
contrast · exposure · developing · ASA · analog · negative · monochrome · underexposure · halide · darkroom
pixels
Display's smallest points
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- compressionForcing into smaller space
banding · posterization · dithering · low-resolution · upscaling · JPEG · blocky · pixelation · interpolation
grit
Determination or abrasive particles
- roughnessUneven surface quality
- sandinessState of containing grit
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
abrasiveness · texture · raspy · scratchy · pebbly · bumpy · pitted · uneven · exfoliant · scrub
sand
Fine rock particles
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- particlesMinute pieces of matter
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
crystals · powder · silt · cornmeal · sugar · salt · semolina · polenta · couscous · grounds
speckled
Dotted with small marks
flecked · dotted · noisy · uneven · textured · pointillist · static · snowy · hazy · murky
- touchtouch, feel, touching, caress, feeling
- sensory qualitiestaste, smell, aroma, sound, texture
- food spoilagerot, mold growth, spoilage, rancidity, staleness
- irregularitiesbumps, dents, ridges, grooves, ripples
- image propertiesbrightness, contrast ratio, saturation, sharpness, exposure
- sensory testingblind tasting, taste testing, sensory thresholds, flavor profiles, mouthfeel
graininesssmoothness
Freedom from irregularity
silkiness · sleekness · creaminess · evenness · fineness
graininesssharpness
Keenness of edge, mind, or image
clarity · crispness · smoothness · definition · high resolution
grain, grains, grainy, ingrained, granular, granule, grained, ingrain, engrained