granular

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɡɹæn.jə.lə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #70647

Meanings

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adj
composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency

Granular sugar.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · composed of or covered with... gritty

More corpuscular globulargrainygranularygranuliformgranulosegranulousparticulate

Opposites

fluidic gaseousnondustynongrainynongranularnonparticulatenonpowderyunflouryungrainyungrittyunmealyunpowdery

Word family

Derived forms agranulardysgranularequigranularextragranularfibrogranulargranularisationgranularisegranularitygranularizationgranularizegranularlyhypergranular

Related forms coarsecoarse-grainedcrumbly finefine-grainedgrain granulategranulationgranule insubstantial granitic

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granular sugar
sugar present as small, distinct grains rather than a fine powder

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Late Latin grānulum (“granule, little grain”), diminutive of Latin grānum (“grain, seed”), + -ar. By surface analysis, granule + -ar. Compare French granulaire.

grānulum la-lat grānum Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# granular

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡɹæn.jə.lə(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 70647

## Meanings
1. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency

## Examples
- Granular sugar.

## Synonyms
- corpuscular
- globular
- grainy
- granulary
- granuliform
- granulose
- granulous
- particulate
- gritty

## Antonyms
- fluidic
- gaseous
- nondusty
- nongrainy
- nongranular
- nonparticulate
- nonpowdery
- unfloury
- ungrainy
- ungritty
- unmealy
- unpowdery

## Derived Forms
- agranular
- dysgranular
- equigranular
- extragranular
- fibrogranular
- granularisation
- granularise
- granularity
- granularization
- granularize
- granularly
- hypergranular

## Related Forms
- coarse
- coarse-grained
- crumbly
- fine
- fine-grained
- grain
- granulate
- granulation
- granule
- insubstantial
- granitic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: grānulum
- Root: grānum

## Etymology
From Late Latin grānulum (“granule, little grain”), diminutive of Latin grānum (“grain, seed”), + -ar. By surface analysis, granule + -ar. Compare French granulaire.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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