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texture

/ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈtɛkʃt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈtɛkst͡ʃɚ/ Canada, US
/ˈtɛkʃt͡ʃɚ/ Canada, US
/ˈtekst͡ʃə(ɹ)/ Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɛkstʃə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textūra (“a weaving, web, texture, structure”), from textus, past participle of texere (“to weave”). See text. Doublet of tessitura.

noun textures

countable, uncountable The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something. The beans had a grainy, gritty texture in her mouth.
countable, uncountable The quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts. The piece of music had a mainly homophonic texture.
countable, uncountable An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface. The videocard is responsible for drawing every polygon, texture, and particle effect in every game you play.
countable, obsolete, uncountable The act or art of weaving. Skins, although a natural habit unto all before the invention of texture, was something more unto Adam.
countable, obsolete, uncountable Something woven; a woven fabric; a web. Others, apart far in the grassy dale, / Or roughening waste, their humble texture weave.
countable, obsolete, uncountable A tissue.

verb textures · texturing · textured

To create or apply a texture. Drag the trowel through the plaster to texture the wall.

adjective more texture · most texture

slang Having an intense texture; with a texture that causes a strong (often positive) reaction. I may suck at it, but when I get the nail polish *juuuust right* ¶ gosh, its just so texture~ ¶ whaaaat? noo, Im totally not autistic and stimming with every comfortable texture I can

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: fabric, architecture, surface, tissue, landform, weftage, frame, touch, feel, consistency, relief, grain, coriaceous, weave, structure, finish

Translations

Every language

noun feel or shape of a surface or substance

Español	textura
中文	質地 /质地 zhídì, 材質 /材质 cái zhì, 質感 /质感 zhìgǎn, 肌理 jīlǐ, 紋理 /纹理 wénlǐ, 觸感 /触感 chùgǎn
Français	texture
Deutsch	Textur
Română	țesătură, textură
Русский	строе́ние strojénije, структу́ра struktúra, тексту́ра tekstúra, ткань tkanʹ
العربية	مَلْمَس malmas

noun art: quality produced by interaction of elements

中文	質感 /质感 zhìgǎn
Français	texture
Română	calitate a țesăturii

noun computer graphics: image applied to a polygon

日本語	テクスチャ tekusucha
中文	貼圖 /贴图 tiētú, 材質 /材质 cái zhì
Français	texture
Deutsch	Textur
Italiano	texture
Română	textură
Русский	тексту́ра tekstúra

verb Translations

Português	texturizar
Deutsch	texturieren

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"texture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/texture. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

texture. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/texture

Chicago

"texture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/texture.

BibTeX

@misc{texture_2026,
  title = {texture},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/texture},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}