Texturedness

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The quality or state of having a distinct surface pattern or feel
2. the characteristic of being tactile and varied in appearance or touch
3. the level of complexity or intricacy related to the surface features of an object

Etymology: "Texturedness" is a plain English compound: the adjective "textured" with the suffix "-ness" attached, which turns a quality into a noun naming that quality. "Textured" itself comes from "texture," a word that has long meant the arrangement of threads in woven cloth and later the way a surface feels or looks to the touch. Adding "-ness" to adjectives like "textured" is a routine way of forming nouns, and the result names the degree or condition of having a particular surface quality rather than any single object that has it. Because the word is built transparently from familiar parts, its meaning follows directly from them. It is most often used in technical, artistic, or design contexts, where someone needs to discuss how rough, smooth, grainy, or uneven a surface is as a property in its own right.

Synonyms: texture, surface quality, grain, feel, consistency

Antonyms: smoothness, flatness, evenness, plainness, uniformity