Texture Meaning
/ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.
nounThe quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts.
Sentence Examples
Also, after it is whipped, a fluffy texture emerges.
I really like the crisp texture of gizzards.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The silky ____ of the baby's skin felt very soft to her mother's hand.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The fresh bread had a wonderful and soft ____, making it the perfect accompaniment for our home-cooked meal today.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textūra (“a weaving, web, texture, structure”), from textus, past participle of texere (“to weave”). See text. Doublet of tessitura.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Skins, although a natural habit unto all before the invention of texture, was something more unto Adam."
— 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:
"Others, apart far in the grassy dale, / Or roughening waste, their humble texture weave."
— a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Spring”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:
"Of richest texture spread"
— 1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
"I may suck at it, but when I get the nail polish *juuuust right* ¶ gosh, its just so texture~ ¶ whaaaat? noo, Im totally not autistic and stimming with every comfortable texture I can"
— 2022 April 4, @Unit_9078, Twitter, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2025:
"I was hesitant about biting a piece of paper. "W-What if I get a papercut on my tongue?" ¶ "Flower, do you honestly think that the Compact uses paper that sophonts can injure themselves with? […"
— 2022 August 24, Darkfalli, “Wellness Check - Chapter 13: Sinking Theseus's Ship”, in Archive Of Our Own, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2025:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The silky ____ of the baby's skin felt very soft to her mother's hand.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The fresh bread had a wonderful and soft ____, making it the perfect accompaniment for our home-cooked meal today.