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streakiness

6.5

Visible lines or marks on a surface that make it look uneven

noun
/ˈstrikiness/

: rayado

The artist embraced the streakiness of the paint to create a unique texture in the artwork.

Examples

The streakiness of the fabric made it look more vibrant and interesting than a plain design.
You can actually even see here, see here the streakiness that's like not perfectly mixed.
Unusually high streakiness is this red zone over here, and Clay's observed string was down there.
During the experiment, the researchers noted the streakiness of the results, which indicated inconsistent patterns.

Synonyms

striation

vsstreakiness

5 8.1

A pattern of stripes of different color, like on animal fur or rock

is more general uneven streaks rather than regular contrasted bands

striping

vsstreakiness

3 3.2

Long lines of colour put on a surface like clothing or roads

is the resulting uneven presence of marks rather than the intentional marking process

ribboning

vsstreakiness

Specialized

8.4

Long thin lines that appear on a surface during making or printing and are unwanted

is a general uneven marking, not only long manufactured defects

curtaining

vsstreakiness

Specialized

9.8

A pattern of streaks in a thin film caused by uneven coating

is a broad uneven streak quality not limited to thin films

Antonyms

uniformity

Specialized

18 4.6

The state of being the same in all parts

smoothness

5 1.9

An even surface without rough parts

How Streaky

banding

Specialized

1 7.3

streakiness

6.5

striping

3 3.2

speckled

1 2.8

plainness

1 3.5

Surface Forms

streakiness singular

streakinesses plural

Morphology

streakiness = streaky (transparent) = streak + y + ness

Direct nominalization of 'streaky' (streak + -y) with '-ness'; the visual meaning is literal and easily inferable.

Etymology

Streakiness comes from streak, a word for a long thin line or mark, like a 'streak' on glass or paint. So streakiness means a surface has uneven lines or marks.