fine-grained
English
adj
Definitions
- Consisting of fine particles.
- Having a fine, smooth texture.
- (figurative) Highly detailed.
Etymology
Compound from English fine (pay a penalty) + English grained.
Origin
English
grained
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- coarse-grained English
- finable English
- fine English
- fineable English
- finedraw English
- finedrawn English
- fineish English
- fineless English
- finely English
- fineness English
- finesome English
- finespun English
- finify English
- grained English
- hyperfine English
- microfine English
- nanograined English
- overfine English
- post-fine English
- refine English
- superfine English
- ultrafine English
- unfine English
- ungrained English
- fin Middle English
- faini Swahili
- faen Bislama