textural
About surface quality
Textural describes qualities relating to texture—the surface characteristics of something as perceived by touch or sight.
A textural contrast might set rough against smooth, or matte against glossy.
In music and art criticism, textural refers to the layered quality of sounds or visual elements: The composer's textural experiments created dense, complex soundscapes.
Uneven in surface
- grittyCoarse or courageous
- abrasiveRough enough to erode
- bumpyUneven in surface
- grainyRough with particles
pebbly · sandy · uneven · jagged · rugged · scratchy · bristly · nubby
Smooth and lustrous
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- glossySmooth and shiny
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- satinySmooth and lustrous
velvety · slick · glassy · lustrous · creamy · buttery · slippery · burnished
Of touch perception
- touchableCapable of being felt
- palpablePerceptible to touch or senses
- tangiblePerceptible by touch
- sensoryRelated to perception
felt · fingered · handled · graspable · physical · tactual · hands-on · feelable
Interlaced on loom
- knittedMade by looping yarn
- twillDiagonal-ribbed fabric
- velvetThick-pile textile
- corduroyRidged cotton textile
denim · linen · burlap · canvas · terrycloth · fleece · chenille · boucle
Thick-pile soft fabric
pillowy · springy · yielding · supple · pliable · malleable · squashy · padded
V-shaped diagonal weave
- houndstoothFour-pointed check pattern
- plaidWoven crisscross pattern
- tweedTextured woolen cloth
- argyleMulticolored diamond textile pattern
checkered · ribbed · pinstriped · basketweave · crosshatched · latticed · honeycomb · dimpled
rough
Uneven in surface
grainy · pebbly · sandy · uneven · jagged · rugged · scratchy · bristly · nubby · prickly
silky
Smooth and lustrous
satiny · velvety · slick · glassy · lustrous · creamy · buttery · slippery · burnished · lacquered
haptic
Of touch perception
sensory · felt · fingered · handled · graspable · physical · tactual · hands-on · feelable · perceptible
woven
Interlaced on loom
corduroy · denim · linen · burlap · canvas · terrycloth · fleece · chenille · boucle · ribbed
plush
Thick-pile soft fabric
cushiony · pillowy · springy · yielding · supple · pliable · malleable · squashy · padded · foamy
herringbone
V-shaped diagonal weave
- houndstoothFour-pointed check pattern
- plaidWoven crisscross pattern
- tweedTextured woolen cloth
argyle · checkered · ribbed · pinstriped · basketweave · crosshatched · latticed · honeycomb · dimpled · pebbled
texturalsubstantive
Having real significance
conceptual · structural · essential · thematic · ideational
texturalsmooth
Without roughness or difficulty
untextured · uniform · featureless · flat · sleek
- hair textureHow strands look and feel
- food texturePhysical sensation when chewing
- natural texture
- creamy textureSmooth, rich tactile quality
- smooth textureEven, frictionless surface quality
- chewy textureResistant to biting through
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