English → Latin
“grainy, grained” in Latin
variōto diversify, variegate, change, transform, make different or various, alter, vary, interchange; to be diversified or vavēnōsusfull of veins, veiny, venous; dry, meagrelapisstone; milestone; boundary stone
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
grainy, grained
Rough [Vid: COARSE]: *marmori maculoso similis factus (of wood grained in imitation of marble): *in similitudinem ligni alicujus pictus, variatus, etc.: venosus (e.g., of a stone, lapis).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for grainy, grained?
- The usual Latin words for “grainy, grained” are variō, vēnōsus, lapis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.