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textureless

textureless

1 6.3
With a smooth, even surface and no rough or visible detail
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɛkstʃərləs/
: sin textura
  • She preferred a textureless wallpaper for the modern look of her living room.

Examples

  • The sculpture was made of a smooth, textureless material that reflected light beautifully.

  • His suits all seem to be shiny, textureless fabric and blackish in color.

    Blog text (4)
  • If possible, try to orient the edges along some existing patterns, rather than a plain textureless background, to minimize joint lines.

    Academic text (1996)
  • This smoothing compensates for the inaccuracies of optical flow in textureless regions.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I notice that they aren't placing the blame on producing bland, textureless, sugary foods for decades.

    Blog text (3)
  • We headed out of the yard and down the scrub-lined street, the hot sun bearing down from a textureless blue sky, and it was some time before we finally spotted him, his back to us as he shuffled along.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The painting had a textureless surface, making it look flat and uninteresting.

Synonyms

blank
vstextureless
158 1.0

A surface that has nothing written or printed on it

is about missing surface feel or visual variety rather than missing marks
featureless
vstextureless
8 5.8

A place or thing that has no clear details

is about smooth flat surface quality rather than missing identity marks
smooth-textured
vstextureless
1 3.7

Having an even, soft surface with no bumps when you touch it

is about no noticeable surface detail rather than faint small patterns
grainless
vstextureless
1 5.0

Without small rough parts so a picture or bread looks smooth

is free of all noticeable surface detail beyond small particles
seamless
vstextureless
5.2

Very smooth skin with no lines or wrinkles

is the general absence of surface feel, detail, or variety

Antonyms

302 3.7

Having many small parts or facts that you can see

144 1.0

Not smooth and often harsh in sound

17 4.1

Having a surface you can feel that is not smooth

How Textured

coarse
29 3.7
bumpy
67 1.0
textured
17 4.1
textureless
1 6.3

Surface Forms

textureless positive

Morphology

textureless = texture (transparent) = texture + less

Formed by the productive suffix '-less' meaning 'without', so the meaning 'without texture' is directly derived and clear to learners.

Etymology

The word textureless starts with texture, which comes from a root meaning 'to weave' and is like textile ('cloth'), and the ending -less means 'without'. So textureless describes something 'without texture', meaning smooth, flat, or with no noticeable detail.