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Added 9 October 2026

texture

/ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/ noun

In Latin: textūra Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about texture at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The feel of a surface or a fabric.
the wall had a smooth texture
The essential quality of something.
the texture of Neapolitan life
The musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together.
then another melodic line is added to the texture

Origin

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.

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