layered
- adjective
- /ˈleɪərd/
- The cake was beautifully layered with chocolate and vanilla cream.
- very layered
It's just it's the most economical, wonderfully layered and incredible play.
- It's just it's the most economical, wonderfully layered and incredible play.
- Let me start with that was a really layered moment.
Examples
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They get more of that layered texture with discs of white blooms.
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It's too layered, with too many things going on to rush to judgment.
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And then there is a layered system put on.
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It's very easy, but it's very layered, and it's very much me.
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I could discuss it forever because it's so rich and layered.
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The experience is hugely personal, layered, and thoroughly involving.
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Something that seems densely layered, mysterious and inscrutable.
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I enjoyed this one quite a bit: it was multi-layered and emotionally complex, and it used the supernatural intelligently.
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Crimson was his color, and so his layered-leather shield, tunic, and shirt were dark red.
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It is deeply layered and intricate, and no doubt it is also full of false leads. It will be fascinating to see how it all plays out.
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Synonyms
Having levels one above another, like seats or a cake
Something that has several parts on different levels
Made of two or more parts placed on top of each other
Having several levels one above another, like stadium seating
Having several thin layers stacked together
Having several levels, like a building or an organization
Made up of horizontal layers of rock or soil
Rock or soil that lies in clear horizontal layers
Layers of different materials that lie one above the other
Having layers of different materials arranged one after another
Something that has thin flat layers lying on top of each other
Covered by a thin layer such as snow or ice
Things that are in a neat pile one on top of another
Placed on top of something so both are visible
Antonyms
How Layered
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word layered comes from the common verb lay, which means 'to put down', and the ending -ed which means 'having been'. So something layered has parts that were 'laid' one on top of another, like a layered cake or stacked clothes.