Farinaceous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

resembling starch

composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˌɑːɹɹɪnˈeɪʃəs/

🇬🇧British English

/fˌɑːɹɪnˈeɪʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˌɑːɹɪnˈeɪʃəs/

4 syllables Say it as /fˌɑːɹɹɪnˈeɪʃəs/.

Examples

granular sugar
the photographs were grainy and indistinct
it left a mealy residue

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

granular amylaceous coarse-grained gritty starchlike amyloidal amyloid granulose mealy grainy

Parts of Speech

adjective	resembling starch
adjective	composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency “granular sugar”

Word Forms

amyloid	noun	a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
grain	noun	a relatively small granular particle of a substance
graininess	noun	the quality of being composed of relatively large particles
granularity	noun	the quality of being composed of relatively large particles
grit	noun	a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

mehlhaltig

ähnelt Stärke

🇫🇷French

farineux

ressemblant à de l'amidon

🇪🇸Spanish

farináceo

parecido al almidón

🇮🇹Italian

farinaceo

simile all'amido

🇳🇱Dutch

meelachtig

lijkt op zetmeel

🇵🇹Portuguese

farináceo

parecido com amido

🇷🇺Russian

мучнистый

напоминающий крахмал

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आटे का

स्टार्च जैसा

🇧🇩Bengali

ফ্যারিনাসিয়াস

স্টার্চ অনুরূপ

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறித்தனமான

ஸ்டார்ச் போன்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫారినేసియస్

పిండి పదార్థాన్ని పోలి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

फॅरिनेशियस

स्टार्च सदृश

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફેરીનેસિયસ

સ્ટાર્ચ જેવું લાગે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫಾರಿನೇಸಿಯಸ್

ಪಿಷ್ಟವನ್ನು ಹೋಲುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫാരിനേസിയസ്

അന്നജം പോലെ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر ملکی

نشاستے کی طرح

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

含粉质的

类似淀粉

🇯🇵Japanese

デンプン質の

でんぷんに似た

🇰🇷Korean

악랄한

전분과 비슷한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có mùi hôi

giống như tinh bột

🇹🇭Thai

ขี้เมา

คล้ายแป้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

seperti tepung

menyerupai pati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نشوي

تشبه النشا

🇮🇷Persian

آبدار

شبیه نشاسته

🇹🇷Turkish

unlu

nişastaya benzeyen

🇮🇱Hebrew

חלבי

דומה לעמילן

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The primary meaning of 'farinaceous' is 'resembling starch'.

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In which domain is the word 'farinaceous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'farinaceous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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