gritty texture

Rough, granular surface

A gritty texture feels rough or granular, as if containing tiny particles of sand or grit: The pear had a slightly gritty texture near the core.

The phrase describes sensations in food, skincare products, soil, or any material with fine, abrasive particles rather than smoothness.

Related

rough around the edges · scratchy · abrasive · sandpaper · granular · pebbly · crunchy · dirt · dust · teeth · cornmeal · raw · raw footage · unpolished · harsh · gravelly · stubble · asphalt

Categories
Opposites
surface smoothness

gritty texturesmooth texture

Even, frictionless surface quality

slippery texture · buttery texture · frictionless · fine texture · seamless

tactile softness

gritty texturesoft texture

Yielding tactile quality

silky · satiny · velvety

consistency/homogeneity

gritty texturesmooth consistency

creamy texture · fine texture · silken · emulsified · blended

Family

grit, gritty, grittier, grittiest, grittiness, grits, texture, textures, textured

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G