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leathered

leathered

1 5.7
Having a smooth, tough surface like the skin used for bags or jackets
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɛðərd/
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  • His hands, leathered and hard, moved all night, roved in the air over her body, over his body as well—with no distinction, as if the two bodies were one.
  • leathered hand

They smell really good, leathery leather.

Examples

  • It's got like this like a leather like feel to it.

  • Like this part is, it feels almost like that full leather in a way.

  • All right, so just cut along this leather texture.

  • Design A leather like finish with a kickstand.

  • But this one has these little like leather kind of pulley things here on top.

  • The old leathered sofa looked surprisingly comfortable despite its worn appearance.

  • He gripped the leathered handle of the suitcase, feeling its tough surface.

  • Her leathered hands showed the signs of years of hard work in the garden.

Synonyms

leathery
vsleathered
12 3.9

Feels tough but flexible like animal skin

refers to the same texture but stresses natural origin or material
coriaceous
vsleathered
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Thick and tough like leather

is the everyday word for the same tough flexible surface
leatherlike
vsleathered
5.1

Having a tough, smooth, flexible feel like animal skin used for bags and jackets

expresses the same surface quality without implying material origin
leathern
vsleathered
  • Archaic
7.4

Made from animal skin treated to be thick and smooth

focuses on surface similarity rather than genuine material construction

Antonyms

soft
552 1.0

Easily pressed when you touch it

delicate
188 3.8

Easily broken and needing gentle care

How Leathery

textured
13 4.1
leathered
1 5.7
smooth
256 1.0

Surface Forms

leathered positive

Morphology

leathered = leather (transparent) = leather + ed

Formed by productive adjectival '-ed' on the noun 'leather', meaning 'having or covered with leather', which is directly inferable from the base.

Etymology

Leathered comes from the word leather ('animal skin') plus the ending -ed which means 'having'. So leathered means 'having the quality of leather', which is why we use it for a tough, flexible, or worn surface like an old book cover or jacket.