texture

UK: /ˈtɛkstʃə^r/ US: /ˈtɛkstʃɚ/ ,(teks′chər)

Inflections of 'texture' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

textures

v 3rd person singular

texturing

v pres p

textured

v past

textured

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

tex•ture /ˈtɛkstʃɚ/   n. [countable]

1. the physical structure of a material, etc., determined by its size and shape and the arrangement of its parts:
   soil of a sandy texture.
2. Textiles the appearance and feel of a textile fabric:
   wool of a coarse texture.
3. the appearance of a work of art, determined by the materials used, paint applied, etc.
4. the quality present in something by the relation of its parts or elements:
   the texture of that Beethoven sonata.

tex•tur•al, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

tex•ture  (teks′chər), n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. 
n. 

1. the visual and esp. tactile quality of a surface:
   rough texture.
2. Textiles the characteristic structure of the interwoven or intertwined threads, strands, or the like, that make up a textile fabric:
   coarse texture.
3. the characteristic physical structure given to a material, an object, etc., by the size, shape, arrangement, and proportions of its parts:
   soil of a sandy texture; a cake with a heavy texture.
4. an essential or characteristic quality;
   essence.
5. Fine Art
   • the characteristic visual and tactile quality of the surface of a work of art resulting from the way in which the materials are used.
   • the imitation of the tactile quality of represented objects.
6. the quality given, as to a musical or literary work, by the combination or interrelation of parts or elements.
7. a rough or grainy surface quality.
8. Textiles anything produced by weaving;
   woven fabric.

v.t. 

9. to give texture or a particular texture to.
10. to make by or as if by weaving.

• Latin textūra web, equivalent. to text(us) (past participle of texere to weave) + -ūra -ure
• late Middle English 1400–50

tex′tur•al, adj. 
tex′tur•al•ly, adv. 
tex′ture•less, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

texture / ˈtɛkstʃə/ noun

1. the surface of a material, esp as perceived by the sense of touch
2. the structure, appearance, and feel of a woven fabric
3. the general structure and disposition of the constituent parts of something: the texture of a cake
4. the distinctive character or quality of something: the texture of life in America

verb

1. (transitive) to give a distinctive usually rough or grainy texture to

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin textūra web, from texere to weave

ˈtextural adjective

ˈtexturally adverb