rawness

noun

1. a chilly dampness

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the rawness of the midnight air

• Derivationally related forms: ↑raw

• Hypernyms: ↑damp, ↑dampness, ↑moistness

2. the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect

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the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research

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the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable

• Syn: ↑incompleteness

• Ant: ↑completeness (for: ↑incompleteness)

• Derivationally related forms: ↑raw, ↑incomplete (for: ↑incompleteness)

• Hypernyms: ↑integrity, ↑unity, ↑wholeness

• Hyponyms: ↑partialness, ↑sketchiness

3. lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience

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procedural inexperience created difficulties

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their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops

• Syn: ↑inexperience

• Ant: ↑experience (for: ↑inexperience)

• Derivationally related forms: ↑raw, ↑inexperient (for: ↑inexperience)

• Hypernyms: ↑ignorance

4. a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)

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the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness

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after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on

• Syn: ↑tenderness, ↑soreness

• Derivationally related forms: ↑raw, ↑sore (for: ↑soreness), ↑tender (for: ↑tenderness)

• Hypernyms: ↑pain, ↑hurting

• Hyponyms: ↑chafing, ↑rebound tenderness, ↑chafe