texture
pronunciation
How to pronounce texture in British English:
UK [ˈtekstʃə(r)]
How to pronounce texture in American English:
US [ˈtekstʃər]
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- Noun:
- the feel of a surface or a fabric
- the essential quality of something
- the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together
- the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality
Word Origin
- texture (n.)
- early 15c., "network, structure," from Middle French texture and directly from Latin textura "web, texture, structure," from stem of texere "to weave," from PIE root *teks- "to weave, to fabricate, to make; make wicker or wattle framework" (cognates: Sanskrit taksati "he fashions, constructs," taksan "carpenter;" Avestan taša "ax, hatchet," thwaxš- "be busy;" Old Persian taxš- "be active;" Latin tela "web, net, warp of a fabric;" Greek tekton "carpenter," tekhne "art;" Old Church Slavonic tesla "ax, hatchet;" Lithuanian tasau "to carve;" Old Irish tal "cooper's ax;" Old High German dahs, German Dachs "badger," literally "builder;" Hittite taksh- "to join, unite, build"). Meaning "structural character" is recorded from 1650s. Related: Textural.
- texture (v.)
- 1888 (implied in textured), "to give a texture to, to make not smooth or plain," from texture (n.).
Synonym
Example
- 1. They may recoil from the texture of food .
- 2. Despite having the texture of wet cement , lahars can flow rapidly .
- 3. They add a layer of uv protection to your clothes without changing the color or texture .
- 4. I loved the scale , texture , colors and also the fact that it 's unframed .
- 5. They admitted it was not particularly appetising , being grey with a similar texture to calamari .