What is the meaning of rawness?

noun

  • A chilly dampness.
    • usage: "the rawness of the midnight air"
  • The state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect.
    • usage: "the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research"; "the rawness of his diary made it unpublishable"
  • A pain that is felt (as when the area is touched. )
    • usage: "the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness"; "after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on"
  • Lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience.
    • usage: "procedural inexperience created difficulties"; "their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops"
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APAWordNet. (2010). rawness. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/rawness/definitions/1247244
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