Gritty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

willing to face danger

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹˈɪɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈɪti/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡɹˈɪɾi/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

granular coarse-grained game gamy spirited granulose gamey mealy grainy mettlesome farinaceous spunky

Parts of Speech

adjective	composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency “granular sugar”
adjective	willing to face danger

Word Forms

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
mettlesomeness	noun	courageous high-spiritedness
spunk	noun	the courage to carry on

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

düster

bestehend aus oder bedeckt mit Partikeln, die in ihrer Textur oder Konsistenz Mehl ähneln

🇫🇷French

graveleux

composé ou recouvert de particules ressemblant à de la farine en termes de texture ou de consistance

🇪🇸Spanish

arenoso

compuesto o cubierto con partículas que se asemejan a la harina en textura o consistencia

🇮🇹Italian

grintoso

composto o ricoperto di particelle che assomigliano a farina per struttura o consistenza

🇳🇱Dutch

zanderig

samengesteld uit of bedekt met deeltjes die qua textuur of consistentie op meel lijken

🇵🇹Portuguese

corajoso

composto ou coberto por partículas semelhantes a farinha em textura ou consistência

🇷🇺Russian

песчаный

состоит из частиц, напоминающих муку по текстуре или консистенции или покрытых ими

India

🇮🇳Hindi

किरकिरा

बनावट या स्थिरता में भोजन के समान कणों से बना या ढका हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

কৃপণ

টেক্সচার বা সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ খাবারের অনুরূপ কণা দিয়ে গঠিত বা আবৃত

🇮🇳Tamil

கரடுமுரடான

அமைப்பு அல்லது நிலைத்தன்மையில் உணவைப் போன்ற துகள்களால் ஆனது அல்லது மூடப்பட்டிருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇసుకతో కూడిన

ఆకృతి లేదా స్థిరత్వంలో భోజనాన్ని పోలి ఉండే కణాలతో కూడి ఉంటుంది లేదా కప్పబడి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

किरकोळ

पोत किंवा सुसंगततेमध्ये जेवणासारखे दिसणारे कण बनलेले किंवा झाकलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

તીક્ષ્ણ

રચના અથવા સુસંગતતામાં ભોજન જેવા કણોથી બનેલું અથવા ઢંકાયેલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಗ್ರವಾದ

ರಚನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಿರತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಊಟವನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವ ಕಣಗಳಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಆವರಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൃത്തികെട്ട

ഘടനയിലോ സ്ഥിരതയിലോ ഭക്ഷണത്തോട് സാമ്യമുള്ള കണികകൾ അടങ്ങിയതോ പൊതിഞ്ഞതോ ആണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਿਰਤੀ

ਟੈਕਸਟ ਜਾਂ ਇਕਸਾਰਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਖਾਣੇ ਵਰਗੇ ਕਣਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਬਣਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਢੱਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

کرکرا

بناوٹ یا مستقل مزاجی میں کھانے سے ملتے جلتے ذرات پر مشتمل یا ڈھکا ہوا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坚韧不拔的

由质地或稠度类似于膳食的颗粒组成或覆盖

🇯🇵Japanese

ザラザラした

食感や粘稠度が食事に似た粒子で構成されているか、または粒子で覆われている

🇰🇷Korean

껄끄러운

질감이나 농도가 식사와 유사한 입자로 구성되거나 덮여 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có nhiều sạn

bao gồm hoặc được bao phủ bởi các hạt giống như bột về kết cấu hoặc độ đặc

🇹🇭Thai

กล้าหาญ

ประกอบด้วยหรือหุ้มด้วยอนุภาคคล้ายแป้งซึ่งมีเนื้อสัมผัสหรือความสม่ำเสมอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

seperti pasir

terdiri dari atau ditutupi dengan partikel yang menyerupai tepung dalam tekstur atau konsistensi

🇵🇭Filipino

magaspang

binubuo o natatakpan ng mga particle na kahawig ng pagkain sa texture o consistency

🇲🇾Malay

berpasir

terdiri daripada atau ditutup dengan zarah yang menyerupai makanan dalam tekstur atau konsistensi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شجاع

تتكون من أو مغطاة بجزيئات تشبه الوجبة في الملمس أو القوام

🇮🇷Persian

ریگ دار

متشکل یا پوشیده از ذراتی که از نظر بافت یا قوام شبیه پودر هستند

🇹🇷Turkish

cesur

doku veya kıvam bakımından un benzeri parçacıklardan oluşur veya bunlarla kaplanır

🇮🇱Hebrew

גַרגִירִי

מורכב או מכוסה בחלקיקים הדומים לארוחה במרקם או בעקביות

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